Impeach him. There's plenty of time. No reason they can't.
Otherwise don't believe a word they say.
They're not going to actually be responsible. They'll just pretend they are.
The GOP impeaching Trump right now would show the world that even they have limits and stand for competency and integrity in government.
A unified Congress could get it done in days.
But they won't. And this is proof of their bluff.
They want credit without action.
Deny them.
If the GOP cared about America or even the integrity of their party, they'd take the easy choice -- impeach a lame duck President who's gonna be gone in a month anyway.
It would barely speed things up, but the political effect would be massive.
That they don't shows motive.
If the GOP were still a political party rather than a cult, they would distance themselves from Trump and Trumpism and recognize that the majority of their base isn't Trump's base
They'd get respect from their rank and file, they'd get their patriot cred back AND Dem applause.
But the GOP isn't acting like a political party.
They're acting like a cult.
Cults will sabotage their own sustainability in defense of their leaders.
Impeaching Trump would be the best political and PR move the GOP could possibly make right now.
But they won't.
Because they're beyond politics
They're beyond governance
They're beyond savvy
They're just following orders.
They should want to be rid of him by now.
He's going to maintain a stranglehold over the GOP messaging
He's going to force them to participate in another nonsense fest in two years and they'll have to nominate again.
A non-cult would cut bait.
The GOP by taking the slightest most imperceptible step to the Left would leave their tinfoil hat wing treading air like Wile E Coyote while they reverted to their standard, orderly fascism.
This is a no-brainer for a political strategist.
The GOP though is post-politics.
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While I give KCS no cookies for writing this too little, too late piece, it's an excellent depiction of journalism's role in directly perpetuating white supremacy.
We STARTED with "Bought a beauty pageant so he could see naked, underaged, teenage girls backstage"
We just pressed on from there.
It's bizarre that anyone thinks there's a limit.
Around the time everyone saw a Presidential candidate drooling over his daughter and the self-proclaimed avatars of family values said "That's our guy" we should have said
"Welp. They believe nothing. Let's move on without them"
As European political parties go, the only people I can think of who are further right than our GOP are maybe UK's Conservatives and Canada's People's Party.
At this point though. I don't really know if it's reasonable to consider the GOP a political party anymore.
They're so absurd and nihilistic and unconcerned with governance that the only thing keeping them viable is their entrenchment in a two party system.
If you are really honest about it, you'll note that even the concept of "pulling oneself up"' implies an economic structure within which one is elevating oneself.
That economic structure is wholly dependent on a government that administrates it.
TBF. If you ignore:
How money retains value
How property is defined
How ownership is secured
How business is incorporated
How trade is conducted
How resources are distributed
How socioeconomic status exists