The Republicans have their hands full in Congress trying to defend Donald Trump's actions relative to Ukraine. Now that the impeachment inquiry has gone public they're putting on their best show of indignation that them uppity Dems would make such a fuss about an inexcusable act of corruption they say never happened.
But they know it did which is why that rather than argue the substance of the allegations, they're screaming that it's uncalled for, and a farce, and, let's all say it together, a witch hunt. Except that it isn't so they have to defend him and to do that, they're going to have to put on a show, a piece of political theater called 'Stand By Your Man.' To this end they've cast all their best people in all their best roles.
- Rep. Jim Jordan plays the role of Angry Man, outraged that this sham is being allowed to happen. He yells a lot and demands the whistleblower be dragged into the spotlight. Nobody does loud and angry better than JJ so watch him as he turns his wrath all the way to eleven.
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| Angry Man doing his angry thing. |
- Rep. Lindsey Graham plays the role of Indignant Man. incensed that the Dems would try to remove the President just for doing his job. Outrageous!
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| Graham being all indignant. |
- Rep. Devin Nunes plays the role of Reader of the Facts. He presents the "facts" of the case in a measured voice that he hopes will convince viewers that what he's saying isn't total bullshit.
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| Nunes doing the measured thing |
The remainder of the roles will be filled by various Republicans all proclaiming Trump's innocence and denying that he did anything wrong. The hope is that if they yell loud enough, deny hard enough, distract effectively enough, and confuse the issue, they can keep enough public support on their side to acquit without having to be held accountable.
It seems they want to go down in history as corrupt and spineless.
Go figure.
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