Morning Jolt: Impeachment Won’t End the Eternal Trump Fight

On the menu today: Why the impeachment trial is a remarkably lifelike simulation of an actually consequential, high-stakes political fight; why some Vermont Democrats don't like Bernie Sanders and what the senator doesn't seem to appreciate about political leadership; that guy you almost never remember never had a plan, as he insisted; and bringing a little something different to The Editors.

The Impeachment Drama That Is . . . Not All That Dramatic

With the coming Senate impeachment trial, we're breaking ground on some sort of new and worse form of politics, a remarkably lifelike simulation of an actually consequential, high-stakes political fight, where the result is preordained and the lasting effects will be minimal.

The argument around impeachment is more or less the same argument we've been having since late 2015: "Donald Trump should not be president." The specifics change, but the general argument is the same: He can't distinguish between his personal interest and the national interest, he's selfish, corrupt, crass, obnoxious, erratic, intemperate, barely knows the Constitution and isn't interested in learning, demands ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 17 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 17 2020 Impeachment Won't End the Eternal Trump Fight On the menu today: Why the impeachment trial is a remarkably lifelike simulation of an actually consequential, high-stakes political fight; why some Vermont Democrats don't like Bernie Sanders and what the senator doesn't seem to appreciate about political leadership; that guy you almost never remember never had a plan, as he insisted; and bringing a little something different to The Editors. The Impeachment Drama That Is . . . Not All That Dramatic With the coming Senate impeachment trial, we're breaking ground on some sort of new and worse form of politics, a remarkably lifelike simulation of an actually consequential, high-stakes political fight, where the result is preordained and the lasting effects will be minimal. The argument around impeachment is more or less the same argument we've been having since late 2015: "Donald Trump should not be president." The specifics change, but the general argument is the same: He can't distinguish between his personal interest and the national interest, he's selfish, corrupt, crass, obnoxious, erratic, intemperate, barely knows the Constitution and isn't interested in learning, demands ...   READ MORE

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