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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Yglesias suggested a technique to force out Trump. I commented on the likelihood of its success based on facts.
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I re-read his piece to understand how one could take from it the idea that he's suggesting a "technique" but I still don't get it.
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A reasonable view of the facts compels recognition that Trump can be removed through careful political maneuvering.
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Yglesias and I disagree. Re-read.
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The Ds have to throw a perfect game, and they have to get a lot of R help, but it can technically be done.
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Did you read his piece? Maybe not.
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A reasonable assessment of the facts leads to the conclusion that protests, OTOH, are not likely to succeed, or to even occur to a significant extent.
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Did you read his piece? Maybe not.
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Just because you feel very strongly about removing Trump for his efforts to solicit information from foreign powers does not mean anywhere near a majority of Americans agrees with you.
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You've said this to me so many times -- if you don't think I've ever understood before, why do you bother repeating yourself? Conversely, does it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, I have some understand that in my preferences are not always shared?
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I see in Trump, and I suspect this is a majority view of voters, the living embodiment of the nation,
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I guess I have a higher opinion of the nation.
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The closest analogue for Trump's recent malfeasance is the Iran Contra situation.
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That's not a close analogue at all. Maybe there is no good precedent for a lawless President leading a polarized party, and we have to find a new solution to a new situation.
