If the House Dems had pushed impeachment right after the Mueller Report, it would have died

[StarfishSaver]

As we've seen, Republicans dug in their heels, DOJ hid the ball and the public just wasn't there. We didn't even have enough Democrats to secure impeachment. That would have been the end of it.

But now that more information has come out and it's very damning, unequivocal and not subject to obfuscation and manipulation, we're in a very different place. And the various committees tasked with impeachment didn't just start their work yesterday. They've been investigating and gathering information for months and probably have some pretty solid proof of some pretty serious wrongdoing.

Not only will there be more than enough Democrats to vote for impeachment, I think it's possible to peel off a few Republicans. And, depending on how ugly the information revealed by the committees and what ends up in the Articles of Impeachment, it's very possible that a few Republican Senators could also vote to convict.

Who knows? It could get just close enough to scare him into resigning. I don't think that's likely, but now, for the first time, it's actually enough of a possibility that the speculation isn't crazy.

[volstork]

1. I have been tremendously impatient

with Speaker Pelosi for months. Patience, however, is not my long suit, and Madam Speaker is infinitely more wise than I on these matters. It has been difficult to trust that the wheels were turning all along, but her timing, of course, was impeccable.

[LexVegas]

2. Pelosi is a master. nt

[Mike 03]

3. Agreed.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. I think Trump believed his own bullshit about Mueller's findings.

So much so, that he felt he had a green light to become the dictator wannabe he fancied himself to be. I think the Democrats were disciplined enough to wait for the next Trump crime before starting the Impeachment Inquiry. They knew his hubris and narcicism would eventually do him in.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. She sees the tipping point and is a lot smarter than many here thought...

Trust the pros unless there's a really good reason not to.

(Would you take your car to a master mechanic or the guy across the street who talks a lot about cars?)

[StarfishSaver]

9. Thank you

[Wounded Bear]

6. Too right for sure...

by not rushing the issue, more damning news has come out.

[wryter2000]

7. Can't rec this enough

And some folks wanted impeachment before that.

We have a chance now to do something about him instead of racking up what a DUer called, "empty purity points."

[Baked Potato]

8. Hear! Hear!

Yes