Pelosi: He's unfit, but we shouldn't impeach him

Here's Nancy making no kind of sense, and not understanding that this is not a game.  The fate of the country, and of the world, depends on whether Trump remains in office for two more years.

Donald Trump should not be impeached unless the reasons are overwhelming and bipartisan, given how divisive it would be for the country, the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has said.

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“Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country,” she said. “He’s just not worth it.”

  Guardian

The reasons are compelling and overwhelming and they'll never be bipartisan. The country is already deeply divided, Nancy. Where the hell have you been?

Although Pelosi said she believed it would be too divisive to impeach Trump, she characterized the president as unfit to hold office.

“No, I don’t think he’s fit to be president of the United States,” Pelosi told the Post, adding he was “ethically unfit, intellectually unfit, curiosity-wise unfit”.

But you think he should stay in office? If he's unfit for the office, the remedy is impeachment. And he's not just unfit; he's a danger to the country and the world. He's using the office to enrich himself and his cronies.  He's autocratic and reactionary. He's incautious and he's vindictive.  He lies constantly. He believes anything another autocrat tells him as long as he's flattered in the process.  He has ties to mobsters.  He's fucking dangerous, Nancy.

And what's this "he's not worth it" crap? What about the country? Is it worth it? What about citizens of color and LGBTQ citizens and Muslim citizens? Are they worth it? What about judicial neutraility and voting rights? Are they worth it? What about America's allies?  Are they worth it?  What about victims of white supsremacists?  Are they worth it?  Christ almighty, Nancy. Pull your head out or get out of the way.

The House judiciary committee chairman, Jerrold Nadler, has said he believes Trump has committed obstruction of justice, but that it is too soon to decide on impeachment.

“We do not now have the evidence all sorted out,” Nadler told ABC’s This Week program on 3 March. He added: “Before you impeach somebody, you have to persuade the American public that it ought to happen.”

You persuade them by the process. I get it that the Senate would not vote to impeach, but the House should start the proceedings in any case and lay out the case for the American public to put a stop to the media free-for-all of bad information.

And here's another lovely Trump story, from Golf.com.

Donald Trump takes great pride in his golf game. [...] The president’s official USGA handicap index is listed as 2.8, though he seldom posts scores. Any visitor to the ornate men’s locker room at his club here, Trump International Golf Club, can see small rectangular brass plaques on his locker, recognizing him as the 1999, 2001 and 2009 club champion, and the 2012 and 2013 senior champion.

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And now there’s a new plaque on his locker, screwed into its stained wood with two small Phillips head screws, to commemorate his latest title. It reads:

2018

MEN’S CLUB CHAMPION

Yes, Trump was president of the United States for all of 2018.

Yes, Trump turned 72 last year, which would be an impressive age to win even a senior club championship.

But there the plaque is, identifying Trump as the reigning club champion at his spectacular Trump International course.

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But to be precise about it, the plaque on his locker is two letters short of accurate. Trump is not actually the men’s champion at the club. He’s the co-champion.

  Golf.com

And not really that.

Originally, a man named Ted Virtue, the 58-year-old CEO of a New York investment firm called MidOcean Partners, had the 2018 club championship title all to himself.

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After Virtue won the championship, Trump ran into him at the club, according to multiple sources who recounted the story. Having some fun with him, Trump said something like, “The only reason you won is because I couldn’t play.” The president cited the demands of his job, although he was able to make 20 visits to the club in 2018, according to trumpgolfcount.com. Trump then proposed a nine-hole challenge match to Virtue, winner-takes-the-title.

You could say there wasn’t much in it for Virtue, and you could argue that this is not how these matters are typically, if ever, settled. Trump did not win the title, as he did not play forit.

I would say that, yes.

They played match play (each hole as its own contest) and straight up (no shots were given). As in nearly all amateur golf rounds, no rules official was on hand. Golf’s tradition calls for players to police themselves and, if necessary, one another.

Trump won.

What a surprise.

In victory a magnanimous Trump said to Virtue something like, “This isn’t fair — we’ll be co-champions.”

He could have stopped with "this isn't fair."

Several club employees said they were not allowed to discuss club matters. Eric Trump, who runs the Trump golf-course empire for his father, did not respond to messages. Neither did Virtue.

What a surprise. Confirming what we already know: he's not even fit to be among people.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:

UPDATE:

I'm sorry, Madam Speaker. But this just will not do. You can't say this:

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We have a very serious challenge to the Constitution of the United States in the president’s unconstitutional assault on the Constitution, on the first branch of government, the legislative branch. … This is very serious for our country.

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And then say this:

I’m not for impeachment. [...] Impeachment is so divisive to the country [...]

Madam Speaker, if you believe the former situation exists, and you should, because it does, then, if you are faithful to your oath, you don't have any choice. "Divisiveness" doesn't enter into it. We are a sturdy people. If there is a "serious threat to the Constitution" from this president, then impeachment is the only constitutional remedy to alleviate the threat. Given the imminence of the threat, the process much begin.

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The solution to a president* who is a threat to the Constitution is not to beat him for re-election, it's to make sure he doesn't finish his first term. I mean, it's right there in the document that Nancy Pelosi believes is existentially threatened.

  Charles P Pierce