The good news is that Donald Trump is the first president in history to be impeached twice.
The bad news is that he won’t be tried before his term ends, if at all.
The good news is that House Republicans voted to impeach this time.
The bad news is that only 10 of >200 House Republicans voted to impeach.
The good news is that Trump has only a week remaining in his term.
The bad news is that Trump has a week remaining in his term.
The good news is that there are Senate Republicans who have spoken in favor of impeachment.
The bad news is that ⅓ of all Senate Republicans would have to vote for conviction to succeed.
The bad news is that Trump likely will be the first president ever to be acquitted twice.
The good news is that Trump won’t be the president for the next 4 years.
The bad news is that he could be the president again in 4 years. (It has happened before.)
The good news is that Upton Sinclair warned us about this 85 years ago in “It Can’t Happen Here”.
The bad news is that we seem to have forgotten that.
Well said, Steve. I’m feeling every one of those emotions. ugh.
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It’s like a nightmare that you keep hoping to wake up from…and when you wake up, it’s still there!
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He won’t be back. You can bank on it which is one thing he can no longer do.
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I certainly hope you’re right… but I never thought we’d elect him once and he still has 70 million supporters who aren’t going anywhere (though I hope a few go to prison along with him).
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Or, to put it another way: The good news is that he lost the election. The bad news is that 74 million people voted for him.
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The good news? I got the shipments, all of them
The bad news? I have to read about 100 books by March
The good news? I get paid for it
The bad news? Our country is still fucked.
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