Impeach the Motherfucker?

     We just did.
     Rashida Tlaib made good on her promise.
     OK, some thumbtack observations before I turn the reins over to Mikey Flannigan tomorrow for a more thorough, detailed analysis.
     Yet, while the Congressional janitorial staff begins scraping the Republican fecal matter off the walls, allow me to make some thumbtack observations.
     First off, July 4th 1776 is the day we'd declared our independence from the British. December 18th 2019 is the day we declared our independence from Russia, a fact that gave Louis Gomer the sads when reminded of this by Jerry Nadler.
     In one of a series of crowning ironies surrounding the impeachment votes, the first and second articles were ratified while Trump was holding another one of his Nazi Two Minutes Hate Rallies in Battle Creek, Michigan, not far from Rashida Tlaib's district in Detroit. In fact, this was the exact moment when CNN reported it:

     But that was just the end result of a day that lasted for over 12 hours on Capitol Hill, which may perhaps be too brutal a regimen for a political party that prefers to work fewer than 100 days a year.
     The real fun was in the six hours of debate that preceded the votes. Because in those six hours, we heard Republicans say this shit:
     Debbie Lesko said that impeachment was tearing families apart. You know, unlike the fascist asshole who'd torn apart tens of thousands of families at the border.
     Doug Collins said he would "fight the facts all day long."
     Gym Jordan babbled on for three minutes and no one had the slightest fucking idea what he was talking about.
     To the surprise of exactly no one, Mizz Lindsey's not interested in doing his job or honoring the oath he'll take to remain impartial.
     Kevin McCarthy (R-Charlie McCarthy) pissed and moaned that Trump was impeached "hours" before Christmas, even though Christmas isn't for another week.
     And various and sundry Republicans compared the impeachment to Jesus' crucifixion (No, really), Pearl Harbor, the Salem Witch Trials and other actual great disasters.

     Because this is what's really important to the Republican Party- To stand by the Republican for which it stands, says President Sharpie.
     But, while it would be nice to see the Senate actually hold a fair trial, to listen to fact witnesses and listen to actual evidence, it almost doesn't matter if Trump is exonerated or not. Because he now has the big "I" attached to his name now and forevermore. Nothing can remove it. Out, out, damned spot and all that.
     But the news on the Senate front isn't all bad. Nancy Pelosi's now being coy and furtive when asked about whether or not she'll send the articles of impeachment to the upper chamber. Before naming managers, she and Minority Leader Schumer first want to do a little negotiating with the clearly corrupt Republican leadership that's now clearly on its back foot.
     And Mike Pence wants to cut a deal by dangling certain documents the House had asked for that the White House refused to turn over.
     More tomorrow. MUCH more.