Only one Republican, Mitt Romney, voted today, to convict donald trump. Mitt romney statement. I had hope that there would be at least one, who would stand for the rule of law, and the constitution. That it was him, is a surprise.
The house managers did an incredible job of presenting their case to the people of america. And make no mistake, they were not talking to republican senators, they were always speaking directly to US. As Hakeem Jeffries made clear, in his final statement: Hakeem Jeffries speaks directly to the American people.
I very much hope, with this final despicable vote, by the republicans, that we can finally dispense with the notion that they will ever cast a vote in favor of Americans, or America. As rand Paul demonstrated, with this stunningly horrendous statement, outing the whistleblower, below:
Rand Paul evil whistleblower statement. I could only watch a few of the 10 minute statements, the last last couple of days, it was too enraging, too sickening, too vile. I will post one of the most contemptible, in my view, anyway. Chuck Grassley is a disgusting coward. Something that continually runs through my mind: " they shall reap the whirlwind." I think this is apt. I am not religious, so i had to look this up. Hosea 8:7: "for they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind." They really seem to think they will be exempt from the evil machinations of trump. If there is one small thing, in all of this, that i am thankful for, it is that republicans are unable to look down the road, to see what is coming. They have given up their power, to a petty, vengeful, sadistic tyrant. It is not just democrats who will be hurt, it is all of them, too. The parade of past enabling cabinet members, etc, shows this outcome plainly. The fact that they are unable to see this, is something that I cling to. It is a small consolation, i know. Maybe I am overstating this, even so, i think it is important to remember. It makes me feel better. I hope it makes you out there, feel a little better, too. Here are some words to describe what i am feeling:
*disgust
* anger
*sadness
*grief
*pain
*enmity
* fear
*defiant
*hope
*fury
I could fill a page, I'm sure you all get the idea. I feel sick to my stomach, what I am feeling right now is so hard to describe, even with the short list above. It is similar to the grief I feel concerning the death of my father, and mother, like nothing will ever be right again, like I am walking around in a thick grey fog, unable to see six inches in front of me. It is like i am spinning out, trying desperately to hold onto something solid, for dear life. Everything is so fragile, ephemeral, delicate. I find it to be distressing, in the extreme. The sadism of republicans is hard to understand. The way they think is alien to me. I have read quite a few books about sociopaths, and narcissism, they do help, truthfully, my ex husband was one. It took me years to fathom even a smidgen of his actions towards me.
So, I did have a bit of an understanding as to why republicans are the way they are. It is still hurtful to me, that there are people out in the world who wish me, and us, harm, because we want to make a better world for all, not Just the 1%. I struggle daily, as i am sure most of us do, even so, I will continue to have hope we will pull off the biggest blue wave in history, come November. I have to.