Pelosi has confused them, and ruined their plans.

[C Moon]

I was in a small market this morning (one I won't go back to because of their choice radio station blaring in the store—couldn't wait to get out of there), they had a right wing AM radio station on, and I couldn't help notice that the extreme right is screaming about Nancy not pushing the impeachment through to McConnell. They were even calling her "that freak."

If I were to guess, I would say the right had all their ducks in a row for what to do the day after the impeachment passed congress. Now they have rethink the whole thing—more phone calls to Putin. They'd probably been planning this for several months—and the part they hate most: now they have to wait for what Nancy Pelosi wants.

[MineralMan]

1. And they're going to have to wait until January 7. Congress goes into recess

on Friday until after the holidays. Nothing will happen until Congress returns to DC.

Oh, the suspense!

[C Moon]

19. I didn't know that. Awesome!

[moondust]

2. They want it over with.

So they can scream "victory" and "total exoneration" and "perfect innocence" and dance and sing and flush 15 times and...and then get back to the business of undermining the national security and "dismantling the administrative state" and election rigging and counting their rubles and helping Pooty meddle and...and...and...

[VWolf]

13. LMAO @ "flush 15 times" - I see what you did there N/T

[2naSalit]

31. And they have to go throught the holidays at home

WAITING!! And I hope that they are hounded by their constituents. Although I expect many to go offshore to avoid their constituents.

[DeminPennswoods]

3. Meanwhile, Trump will keep getting antsy-er by

the day.

[LiberalLovinLug]

16. Yeah. Merry fucking Xmas asshole

I predict on Christmas day, when all his most rabid followers are celebrating a deity that sacrificed himself, someone who preached love one another and turn the other cheek etc...we will get another rambling poor me tweet.

[2naSalit]

32. I suspect

That may be an underlying part of the plan. When he has to wait, it totally frosts his buns. And when it's Mme. Speaker, it's almost too much for the child. She's just walking all over his grand scheme in ways he can't even fathom let alone predict.

I think that we will have a big surprise by Monday, I don't know whether it's good or bad but I feel something coming over the weekend. And I am certain it has something to do with IMPOTUS. I wonder if he'll have a health emergency or some kind of major disaster will take place. We have to watch out for wagging of the dog at this point too. A cornered rat will lunge out at you.

[ooky]

4. The Republicans should take their argument "through the court system".

[Marthe48]

5. Merry f'n Christmas treasonous repukes

From Shogun, by James Clavell, based on history: On October 21, in the mountains near Sekigahara Lord Toranaga defeated Lord Ishido. Some 40,000 heads were taken. Toranaga sent Ishido to Osaka where he was buried up to his neck. People passing by Ishido were invited to saw on the man's neck with a bamboo saw. Ishido died three days after he was buried. Lord Torinaga became the Shogun, appointed by the emperor.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. She holds all of the cards

She was probably timing this from the get go to at least wait until January to send it to the Senate, but Mitch's words gave her the ammo she needed to make serious demands. And the people are with her, 70% of the public wants to see a fair trial now.

[Eyeball_Kid]

34. Mitch and Lindsey

should be sued to recuse themselves from participating in the Senate trial. They should be sued for perjury, since they MUST take an oath that guarantees their impartiality when they have already confessed that they will NOT be impartial. A civil suit may be the only recourse since Barr is the AG and will NEVER permit any action harmful to Trump.

Yeah, it sounds nutty because of the slow Court processes that would need to be set in motion, but there may be no legal alternative. A perjury allegation, without recusal, ought to be a headliner in the coming days.

McConnell and Graham really stepped in their own shit.

[StarfishSaver]

35. The courts have no jurisdiction over impeachments

[StarfishSaver]

7. Yep. She sprung this on them and they didn't see it coming.

[BigmanPigman]

17. On DU this had been discussed

as well as CNN and MSNBC pundits recommending this approach by the House. How could they have been caught by surprise since they are the "experts" when it comes to sneaky maneuvers? This should have been the first thing they expected. Geniuses Linsey and Mitch are not too clever and shrewd after all.

[StarfishSaver]

21. I've never seen this particular approach it

The discussion has centered on Pelosi holding back the articles. But the tactic she's using - the appointment of the managers as the trigger - came out of left field and is brilliant.

[bdamomma]

29. checkmate!

Speaker Pelosi, is a wise woman.

[2naSalit]

33. Wiser than anyone gives her credit for.

That seems to be changing, though.

[dewsgirl]

26. Seth Abramson, Laurence Tribe and several others have

been discussing this for at least a week now.

[StarfishSaver]

36. The fact that these three men have been discussing it doesn't mean that Pelosi's move

isn't brilliant. And you can bet this move has been mapped out for far longer than the last week.

First, while they "discussed" holding back the articles, none of them proposed any tactic for doing it. The tactic she's using is genius.

And second, don't assume that Pelosi's getting her ideas and strategies from various people talking about things in the internet and cable news. Just because she's not talking publicly doesn't mean she hasn't already thought of it and isn't miles ahead of the pundits and experts giving their opinions in the media.

In other words, the fact that you heard the idea from someone else before you heard it from her doesn't mean they gave the idea.

[dewsgirl]

38. That's not what I meant, nor did I mean to take away from

Nancy Pelosi. I meant it was being discussed in public, the GOP had to know it was a possibility.

[StarfishSaver]

39. I see. I misunderstood you

Apologies.

[dewsgirl]

40. ...it happens.

[BigmanPigman]

41. Exactly.

Charlie Sykes, Prof. Tribe, John Dean, and more were on the cable news shows discussing it. That is how I heard of ot over a week ago and started to confider, then promoting the idea. If little ol' me knew, than why not the "super geniuses" Mitch and Lindsey? They probably knew it was a possibility but didn't think Pelosi would actually do it.

[dewsgirl]

43. There is no way, they didn't think it was a possibility.

I agree, they didn't think she would do it. Also, I bet they didn't tell Trump. I'm sure it took him by surprise, he was counting on controlling the narrative by now and spinning this as a win somehow. Nancy Pelosi is brilliant, I look forward to her next moves.

[BigmanPigman]

45. He must be super mad at Lindsey

since the moron wanted a big show on TV and Lindsey convinced him to go the other way and have a fast trial in the Senate with no witnesses, etc.

[dewsgirl]

47. It's a beautiful thing to watch unfold...lol😆

[wishstar]

42. Tribe had actually recently walked back his suggestion of delay being practical or possible

I saw him on TV a few days before the impeachment where he said he no longer expected Congress to hold sending articles to Senate since Dems were acting expeditiously and Constitution states articles "shall be" sent to Senate.

However McConnell admitting working with WH and desire for quick acquittal with no witnesses and then Schulers' request for witnesses gave Pelosi the opening to hold off until she knows enough to appoint managers.

[Harker]

8. There goes instant acquittal.

Waaah.

[SlogginThroughIt]

9. Some are saying that they will pass a resolution

They will pass a resolution exonerating him. He will still have the impeachment but they will absolve him by resolution.

[world wide wally]

10. How about Executive Action?

[Javaman]

11. the repukes continue to fail via one basic principle, "never underestimate your opponent"

they grossly underestimate Pelosi because, as an all male dominated party who are used to repuke women cowtowing to their bullshit, they think this was going to be a walk in the park. "after all, she's just a woman" is their thinking.

fucking halfwits.

[C Moon]

12. I was thinking about it, and I'll bet McConnell is kicking himself for announcing his plans

to make a mockery of the impeachment in the senate.
If he would have stayed silent, things would be playing out differently.
I guess that whole jackass party is taking after their bone-headed leader, and spouting out whatever they want.

[OMGWTF]

15. Petard, meet Hoist.

[C Moon]

18. :D

[StarfishSaver]

22. Yep. I said the other day he screwed up when he went on FOX bragging about

what they would do. Just like she let Trump self-impeach, she let McConnell's mouth write a check his butt can't cash.

[Traildogbob]

23. Not sure

He certainly let everyone know his plans a day after Obsma got elected. And saw zero consequences. Like tRump, he felt invincible for never being held accountable, i.e. Merrick Garland. Now let's continue to force accountability on all these traitorous assholes. Forgot were, but one country last week beheaded a high up for treason. Sounds reasonable. Not sure how to cut through all the Turltle necks.

[bdamomma]

30. and in the meantime

more donations are needed for his opponent who is running against him Amy McGrath. Let him feel the heat.

[hunter]

14. She's making the Republicans wear it like a dead albatross.

Ah! well a-day! what evil looks
Had I from old and young!
Instead of the cross, the Albatross
About my neck was hung.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross_%28metaphor%29

[Perseus]

20. Good point, they only showed up with "Plan A"

Idiots & crooks, all of them.

[live love laugh]

24. Absolutely delicious 😋

[SKKY]

25. Just a Boss. Doing Boss things.

[C_U_L8R]

27. Triggered much, Trumpstains?

[greymattermom]

28. Everyone who has ever showed up for jury duty knows this.

You can't be on the jury if you say the defendant is guilty before the trial starts.

[fescuerescue]

44. Nah. Their plans are exactly the same as before

They'll vote for Trump.

[littlemissmartypants]

46. God forbid a group of grumpy old men should have to wait for an

Intelligent, powerful woman to make a decision, about anything. It's too delicious for words, to see them squirm.



Go, go, go Madame Speaker!