"We can shoot rockets into space but we can't cure anger or discontent."
-John Steinbeck
You, and I, and the rest of the American public, are faced with an historical decision.
Should Trump be impeached, and booted out of office?
If a person is basing their decision on factual evidence over conspiracy theories, it's apparent Trump bribed a foreign government to get dirt on his 2020 political foe, Joe Biden.
But...
it looks like at least one-third of the country is perfectly fine with Trump's breeches of the Constitution and the truth, if you accept what the polls are saying.
What's especially dangerous is the GOP's reluctance to put politics aside and keep their oath of office promising to protect our laws.
Indeed, the Republicans in the House were attacking the proceedings and not the evidence put forth during the inquiry phase.
Worse yet, it's been revealed that ranking GOP member of the Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes, was in on the conspiracy to claim the Ukraine intervened with the 2016 election and the search for dirt on Biden and son.
Nunes met with ousted corrupt Ukrainian prosecutor, Victor Shokin in December of 2018. Although he's tried to deny it, travel logs show Nunes (and three other government officials) in Europe at the time of the contested meeting.
It's also on the books that about $30,000 of taxpayer money was spent on that little rendezvous.
Were House GOP members aware of this meeting? If they were, then there was a Congressional conspiracy of silence because they should have insisted Nunes recuse himself from the panel.
If they weren't aware of this meeting, then that should be enough for them to think twice about backing Trump's lies.
Everyone on the committee was warned by our intelligence agencies that Russia's plot of spreading disinformation included blaming the Ukraine for hiding a mythical server that could exonerate Trump.
Knowing this, House Republicans then proceeded to ignore the advise, choosing instead to go down the rabbit hole with Trump throughout the public hearing phase.
What really troubles me is we're at a turning point in our great Republic. If we don't check Trump's campaign to seize complete power (and destroy our checks and balances) in America, we're going to be looking at a series of dictators in the foreseeable future.
I've heard there are a lot of undecided voters right now who are watching the Impeachment drama with varying degrees of interest - from almost none, to following every twist and turn of the inquiry.
Sadly, at this point in time, we're watching to see if democracy has a chance against corrupt politics in the 21st century.
As winter's freezing cloak engulfs the country, Americans are huddling in separate political camps hoping for a resolution to the chaos swirling around them.
Time for me to walk on down the road...
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