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Peter Daou
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"BE PATIENT" I keep hearing.

Tell that to the kids in cages.

Tell that to the families of mass shooting victims.

Tell that to the sick people losing health care.

Tell that to the homeless kids and veterans.

Tell that to the targets of white supremacists.

NO I'M NOT PATIENT.
Am I encouraged that #Pelosi and House Dem leaders are moving in the right direction? Sure.

It's thanks to tireless progressive activists and to reps like Waters, Tlaib, Green, AOC, etc.

But should #impeachment have happened 8 months ago?

HELL YES.
How many rightwing judicial appointments while Dems dithered on #impeachment?

How much white supremacist terrorism?

How much damage to the environment?

How many people have lost health care?

How many immigrant children traumatized?

Sorry, but I'm not in a cheerleading mood.
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Peter Daou
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Dear @LindseyGrahamSC - I'd like to run some words by you.

“[The President] doesn’t have to say, ‘Go lie for me,’ to be a crime. You don’t have to say, ‘Let’s obstruct justice’ for it to be a crime. You judge people on their conduct, not magic phrases.” - #LindseyGraham
@LindseyGrahamSC Oh and also, @LindseyGrahamSC, you may want to read these quotes from your fellow Republicans on the #ClintonImpeachment.

They really set a perfect standard for Trump, whose abuses are clear for all to see.

@LindseyGrahamSC In case you need a reminder:
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Peter Daou
@peterdaou
OWN YOUR #IMPEACHMENT WORDS, GOP!

"The President can incinerate the planet. Seriously, the very idea that we ought to have at or less than the same moral demands placed on the Chief Executive that we place on our next door neighbor is ludicrous and dangerous." - #MikePence
OWN IT, @GOP!

“[The President] doesn’t have to say, ‘Go lie for me,’ to be a crime. You don’t have to say, ‘Let’s obstruct justice’ for it to be a crime. You judge people on their conduct, not magic phrases.” - #LindseyGraham
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Peter Daou
@peterdaou
CULT OF PERSONALITIES (1)

One of the most counter-productive aspects of current politics is how almost everything devolves to "teams" -- allegiance to individuals rather than principles.

I fell into that trap in 2016, which is why I've tried so hard not to do it this cycle...
CULT OF PERSONALITIES (2)

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#Impeachment is a perfect example. It's about the Constitution, not any particular Democrat.
Countless activists and politicians spent month after tireless month creating the space for #impeachment.

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Ok- this is new thread on the school security, red flags (not referring to “red flag laws”), and some patterns of the shooters of the 8 schools I’ve looked at with mass shootings.
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