I admit, I find it difficult to resist responding to posts that are informed by ideological purity and a resistance to rational construction, historical facts, and reason. I can get acidic in my derision. It isn't good for conversation, comity or my blood pressure. To that end, I will endeavor to ignore the distractions and refocus on the central themes. I'll try to shorthand dismissal of irrelevancy and falsehood, intentionally asserted or not, unless they are strictly germane.

The topic of this thread is "the impeachment of Donald Trump." I was, initially, resistant to it for pragmatic reasons, as was Nancy Pelosi. But, Trump's increasingly erratic and dangerous behavior has made it a constitutional necessity. As the Syrian betrayal and Doral grift have demonstrated, he can do too much damage too quickly to be ignored. It's now the only responsible course.