48 hours of Republican lies

Soon, it'll be the Republicans' turn. They'll get their chance to stand up and defend Trump, hopefully earning brownie points or at least avoiding being the target of a tweetstorm.

The thing is, there really is no sensible defense or excuse for Trump's actions. That's why the Republicans have so far resorted to attacking the process itself and carefully ignoring Trump's actions. There's been a lot of screaming from them as each tries to prove himself the ideal Trump stooge.

So I was wondering, what will be their core argument? I think it'll be along the lines of the gradual change in narrative as the House impeachment proceedings played out. Note that these are sequential:

1. He didn't do it.

2. Well, there isn't any evidence.

3. None of those 67 pieces of evidence count.

4. Well, OK, he did it, but we're cool with it and it certainly isn't an impeachable offense.

5. Trump didn't obstruct Congress because he can do anything he wants. He said so!

6. Hunter Biden killed 1,499 people and set the Reichstag fire, so we should be focusing on him.

7. Hillary sent emails. What about THAT??? HUH??????

Note that these are in order of desperation as well as absurdity. They mirror the sequence of arguments that the Trump lackeys have previously used. There is, of course, also:

8. Scream at and insult the Democrats. That will serve as a distraction from any discussion of Trump's guilt, and

9. Trump acted out of simple love of country in trying to, uh, stop corruption in Ukraine, and the fact that Hunter Biden is the son of his likely 2020 opponent had absolutely, positively nothing to do with it.

10. Fuck, Mitch, you really want us to say that? No one in his right mind will believe it.

11. Acquit!

What we have to look forward to is two days of Republican rhetoric and bloviation. Watching Lindsey Graham speak is like getting a battery acid enema.

 You have lost your mind. 

You will probably see a lot of but Hunter but Biden but Hillary but Obama. 

 It was said then and is still true now --

See #8, above.

The Republicans are in a bit of a bind in that they have to spend two days attacking the impeachment proceedings without once mentioning Trump's crimes. So yeah, they'll be deflecting the discussion to anything and anybody else, irrelevance be damned. I personally don't see why it would matter even if Hunter Biden turned out to be the Antichrist, but we'll hear much more about him than we should.

I am certainly glad to see that Stalker objects to the actions of the Republican party. He's grown either a pair or a conscience, and either way, I applaud.

Nice try Fuhrer.

Undoubtedly the finest President within poor old DonDiego's lifetime.

"I hold to the basic purpose. There must be respect for the Constitution-- which means the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution-- or we shall have chaos. We cannot possibly imagine a successful form of government in which every individual citizen would have the right to interpret the Constitution according to his own convictions, beliefs, and prejudices. Chaos would develop. This I believe with all my heart-- and shall always act accordingly."

___  Dwight D. Eisenhower

Ike on the Military Industrial Complex (the last sentence is key and what our current society is missing)  : 

"Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense. We have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security alone more than the net income of all United States corporations.

Now this conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence—economic, political, even spiritual—is felt in every city, every Statehouse, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet, we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources, and livelihood are all involved. So is the very structure of our society.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together"