Bad strategy

Moscow Mitch is making a mistake.

He's pretty much rigging the impeachment trial so that it will be a farcical rush job--a grand total of one day for each side to present their arguments. No witnesses, and no testimony.

For reference, in the Clinton impeachment trial, that process took several weeks. Moscow Mitch has been repeatedly saying that he would order the Senate to follow the procedures employed in that earlier trial. Except, I guess, when that proves inconvenient.

There's some question of whether the final votes will be open to the public or secret. Mitch is concerned about vulnerable Republican senators being targeted as Trump lackeys if they publicly voted for acquittal. Therefore, he may call for a secret vote--in the best traditions of an open, free, and fair democracy!

Mitch, though, is making a HUGE strategic error. He should let the proceedings be fair and impartial, allow both sides to present their cases, and not set ridiculously short time limits. He knows, as does everyone else, that the Trump traitors will vote to acquit. The Orange Asshole is in no danger. Therefore, why not conduct an ostensibly fair trial? Trump will crow, "EXONERATED!!!" after the Trump-Nazi senators vote to acquit, so why not make that more believable by sticking to a fair set of rules? It won't affect the ultimate outcome either way. This way, Mitch is just giving the Democrats ammo--something I think even our asshole Trumpers would object to!

Bad Strategy is correct.

Lets be honest - Donny is not getting removed from office regardless if Tom Bolton testifies or not.    So there's that.

The only question if you are a Republican Senator (especially one in a blue/purple state) is do you want to be seen as an obstructor of those witnesses/documents/ information?   Bolton is going to tell his story - either at the trial or on 60 minutes.  And all of the requested documentation will be made public eventually via court order.   And you better believe the Lev Parnas information isn't done yet.

So - do we hear these facts at the trial..or in the newspapers in the heat of campaign season?  I honestly dont care - but Susan Collins, Joni Ernst, and Cory Gardner should.    

 All of the "facts" have already been heard - and there are none.

If that is the case, they wouldn't be opposed to hearing evidence.  They would have a long trial where they could get TV glory presenting first-hand evidence of Trump's innocence. 

The truth for anybody that has a logical brain is that they know Trump is guilty and any witnesses or documents produced are going to further implicate Trump. Simply put, they know there is no exonerating evidence out there.  They have made a calculated decision that each Republican Senator gets to eat a plate full of Trump feces on TV to avoid having to eat a 50-gallon drum of it if witnesses are called and documents are produced.

I am satisfied that Trump will forevermore have to wear the Impeached label and that these Republican Senators will go down as his co-conspirators.  History won't judge them kindly. 

What Stalker says doesn't even make sense--and it's precisely what Fox News has fed him.

Of course, anyone can see that Trump's guilty--even Stalker. But it comes down to, for him, for Trumpers in general, and for Republican senators---are you willing to shit-smear yourself by lying for him?

The answer to that question is sadly evident, though there are a very few who might give pause. The vulnerable senators might jump ship. One thing they might do is abstain, as that won't affect the outcome. If they vote to give Trump a pass, they might lose in November.

It's sad to think that the only thing that might possibly induce a few of them to do their duty is the threat of not getting reelected. Party before country--it's the Republican way!

Evidence has already been heard, and as I said previously, there was none. Ask your boy Schiff- other than his lies, they have nothing.

It's pretty senseless and stupid to say in one breath that "evidence has already been heard" and in the next breath, "there was none." If there was none, how could it have been heard?

Stalker continues to display the cognitive deficits that being a Trumper causes--not that he didn't start out pretty stupid before Trump came along to shit on him.

There are multiple transcripts of the phone call that Traitor Trump made. That's evidence. There are letters and other communications from the White House saying that Trump would not comply with subpoenas. That's evidence.

Really, little boy Stalker should just man up. Even Trump isn't denying the existence of the evidence. Even Moscow Mitch admits it exists. Stalker, and whatever Fox News goon is feeding his mind, are the only ones saying there is "no evidence."

 There was and is no evidence of any wrongdoing. Case closed. 

There is a mountain of evidence, you have no say or authority in the matter, and you're just being a Trumptard lackey. Case very much open.

 Quote -"There is a mountain of evidence, you have no say or authority in the matter, and you're just being a Trumptard lackey. Case very much open."------ The ONLY "mountain"is the pile of DemocRat bullshit that Der Fuhrer continues to spew.