Pelosi on Barr's comments: "I don't even want to address him. He has lied to Congress as the attorne

[riversedge]

Love it. Pelosi is spot on.


I just asked Pelosi about Barr's comments that Dems want to create a "spectacle" with Mueller. "I don't even want to address him. He has lied to Congress as the attorney general of the United States. He's lied under oath. I'm not speaking to anything more that he has to say."

Link to tweet

[gratuitous]

1. Civility Police! Civility Police!

Oh my goodness, mobilize the fainting couches, extra doses of smelling salts stat! Hold the front page, new headline, "Pelosi Uncivil" and move that story about Attorney General Barr lying to Congress under oath to page D44. Cut that story entirely if you need to make the Pelosi headline bigger.

[SCVDem]

2. ++++++ 1000

[Perseus]

22. Barr's answer to that:

Stick and stones may break...you know the rest...then he will turn around and continue on his evil ways.

I am fed up that all that comes from Pelosi and Democrats in charge, and I hope I am 100% wrong, is words, nothing but words as if that is going to do something to the creature and his minions. Impeachment proceeding will do it, that the Senate won't impeach? ok, do as Laurence Tribe said, don't have the Senate try him, just use it to uncover everything that needs to be uncovered!

[Ligyron]

42. Beat me to it.

Come on Nancy, get going already!

[WinstonSmith4740]

46. Totally agree.

I've gotten to the point where I don't give a rat's ass what McTurtle does or doesn't do in the Senate. Every fucking Democrat in the House and Senate should get in the well and recite Lindsay Graham, word for word, when he said, "This (Clinton's impeachment) is not about removal, it's about cleansing the office." And they should make sure they ALL credit him with the quote, i.e, "As my esteemed colleague, Senator Graham once said...", over and over, ad infinitum. Every single one of them. The Rethugs knew they would never be able to convict Clinton...they impeached anyway. And with all due respect to Nancy, I think the American people, as naive as we can be sometimes, aren't so stupid that we can't differentiate between lying about a blow job and treason.

[dalton99a]

3. Thank you, Nancy.

[progressoid]

4. So let's get that comtempt of congress vote going.

What the hell are we waiting for?

Our powder ain't gonna get any dryer.

[wryter2000]

16. I believe I saw here today that was going to happen

Criminal contempt.

[AlexSFCA]

5. what is she gonna do?

Barr committed a crime lying to congress under oath. He us no president so can be indicted anytime?

[sir pball]

8. He's be pardoned instantly.

This is definitely a case of wait till Cheeto Benito is hopefully out of office, then have the Dem DOJ prosecute. Statue of limitations is longer than two years.

[Skittles]

20. so, she's doing nothing

and hoping Russia doesn't do its thing again in 2020?

[sir pball]

21. Yeah, and in this isolated case I'm fine with it.

Indict, he gets pardoned. Hold him in contempt, practically speaking nothing happens. Both cases, Rs scream she's being a "vindictive b*tch".

Just another reason why winning 2020 is so damn important.

[wryter2000]

17. Impeach him first

I want to watch those hearings. And when they're through with him go for Mnuchin.

[SMC22307]

39. Bupkis. (n/t)

[yaesu]

6. ok, so he lies all the time and obstructs justice, so why is he still on the job? nt

[stopdiggin]

7. a rhetorical question?

Because it's an executive (and Cabinet) position. Last checked these people are not hired and fired by the congressional branch.

[Nasruddin]

9. Impeachment

And senate confirmation.

Cabinet officers aren’t like c-level staff in some business.
Of course, our system is pretty broken & the congressional mechanisms don’t currently function, so the available remedy is not going to work.

[stopdiggin]

12. kinda thought that we'd go there

Well the impeach thing is getting pretty old. Now-a-days we're supposed to be running around impeaching everybody (probably including the groundskeeper at Mar-a- lago). I will predict that confirmation could become a much more rigorous process for administrations going forward. This president might have put an period to the argument, "the president deserves to have the person he wants ..." Probably not gonna' fly anymore.

[Perseus]

23. What is getting old about impeachment?

The creature, Barr need to be impeached.

Here is what Laurence Tribe recommends, and it is not old:
[link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/impeach-trump-but-dont-necessarily-try-him-in-the-senate/2019/06/05/22d83672-87bc-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html?utm_term=.daff9980b39e|

[Perseus]

24. Laurence Tribe: If we don't impeach Trump, we 'might lose our souls'

[link:https://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/laurence-tribe-if-we-don-t-impeach-trump-we-might-lose-our-souls-59061317750|

[world wide wally]

10. If there were only something that could be done about someone who lies to Congress.

There oughtta be a law!

[Perseus]

27. Hmmm...I am also pondering on the same question

A word that starts with "Imp" keeps hitting my brain, but I just can't make the full word...I will continue thinking, it will come to me.

[LiberalLovinLug]

11. "WOLF WOLF!"

Democrats: "so what are you going to do about it?"

Pelosi: "nothing, it might disturb the other wolves out there"

Fox, GOP, Trump: "ah...well maybe there is no wolf after all, maybe its just you wanting a wolf hunt for show!"

Pelosi: "You just wait!...until the end of 2020!"

[Paladin]

13. As long as they feel there are no consequences, trump and his people will feed us shit.

One of these days we'll learn. Or maybe not.

[EffieBlack]

14. Maybe you should direct your concern about lack of consequences at McConnell, not Pelosi

[Paladin]

15. There's no shortage of worthy targets.

But thanks so much for your concern.

[brutus smith]

25. Start impeachment now

Because Pelosi can impeach, mcconnell won't.

[bdamomma]

44. Just do it

Another year this country and us will not make it Nov 2020 is a long time away. Just start with the hearings. McConnell and the repigs will be a mess trying to cover up for this bastard.

[world wide wally]

33. According to my scorecard, McConnell is on the other team

[durablend]

38. So by your logic

If someone is repeatedly robbing my house and the police don't want to be bothered at all, I'm just supposed to say "Well that's OK, the police have other things to do"

[sir pball]

28. Consequences need to be meaningful though.

At least with Barr's perjury, the worst that can be done is essentially a strongly-worded letter - indictment will end in short order, ditto contempt (assuming it's the criminal charge, although these assclowns would probably find a way to void an inherent contempt charge too).

It's not that they feel there are no consequences, they just know they can avoid the consequences and have been pretty damn successful at it so far. Hopefully once it all works it's way through the courts, even the worst of the judiciary will show they want to maintain their power over the Executive, but I ain't holding my breath.

[Paladin]

29. I'm afreaid my days of breath-holding are over, as well.

Everyday life is frustrating enough, without standing in line for additional disappointments.

[sir pball]

30. It's like early 1944

Sure, there's some bombing raids, but nothing seems to make a difference and the Atlantic Wall still holds fast.

Here's hoping we have another June 6th on November 3rd.

[Ligyron]

43. Great analogy!

Pelosi: "nothing, it might disturb the other wolves out there"

[Perseus]

18. Well Nancy, how about impeachment for the crook?

My understanding is that Barr can be impeached...why not impeach him? He is going to do so much damage if left alone, he may even give Epstein another sweet deal to make sure he doesn't say anything about his daddy the creature.

[dflprincess]

19. The Republicans impeached Clinton

for lying to Congress. How about you do the same to Barr?

[Takket]

26. She thinks he is a criminal but isn't moving to impeach????

[COLGATE4]

31. Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark. nt

[Fiendish Thingy]

32. So, impeach his ass, Pelosi! Nt

[world wide wally]

34. With the kind of morale Pelosi is building with her inaction, I won't be surprised if no one shows

up to vote in 2020.
There is obviously no point in having two parties that mirror each other when it comes to oversight.

[world wide wally]

35. I won't be surprised if nobody shows up to vote in 2020.

The Dems are doing as much oversight as the Republicans did before 2018 anyway.
What's the point?

[SHRED]

36. So no oversight

Don't be surprised when voters stay home.

[JAD]

37. Congress has the power of the purse....

... de-fund the Office of Attorney General. Barr is just trump's Personal Presidential Pedophile Protector.

[SMC22307]

40. Nancy "Talk to the Hand" Pelosi.

Is that as good as it's going to get? Sigh.

[orangecrush]

41. Good, Nancy!

[Linda Ed]

45. ok Pelosi

Do something about it!