I don't have the stomach to listen to the impeachment trial today.

[avebury]

I never thought, growing up, that any political party would be complicit in the destruction of this country. Our focus must become all about trying to shrink that Republican Party down to a size that we can just flush it down the toilet (to paraphrase Grover Norquist).

I got one of those I really hate to bother you at home work calls which resulted in me having to back into the office to take care of something for our Division Head. My Supervisor is making it up to me by letting me leave at noon today. I think that I will go see The Rhythm Section movie and live vicariously as the main character takes revenge on the people responsible for the death of her family.

[dem4decades]

1. Well if you had to pick a party that would, the Republicans would be the odds on favorites.

[avebury]

6. It is time for the Democrat Party to adopt a take no prisoner attitude and give is right

back to the Rethugs. It is clear that the Rethugs are only interested in having things their way all the time and will never truly be willing to work together across the aisle. Democrats have no option to play nice anymore. This country is in a death spiral that it may never recover from.

[dem4decades]

8. Fine with me. It won't be easy. They've outplayed us.

Courts, gerrymandering, voter suppression, it's quite a climb.

[hlthe2b]

2. Me either... I have a scheduled 5 mile hike with the pup and will listen to the last four chapters

of "A Stable Genius" on Audible. I'm hoping there will be something sufficiently embarrassing about Trump in those last chapters to at least give me a glimpse of schadenfreude.

[avebury]

12. What do you think of the audible book? I have read a lot

of complaints about the narration (though somebody posted a recommendation to listen to it at 1.25x and it improves).

[hlthe2b]

13. I've listened to a lot of Audible books with narration I wasn't fond of. This one is so so...

If it were a fictional narrative, I think it would bother me more. It just reminds me of a couple of MSNBC and CNN pundits, whose voices are less appealing, but I will listen when necessary. I just try to focus on the content.

[hlthe2b]

15. I decided to finish it at 1.25 x speed. I agree, it does help.

[Bengus81]

3. And looks like a TFR around Mar-a-Lago today so the Golfer in chief can get back to bizness

That would be after he goes and gloats at another one of his Nazi rally's.

[Thunderbeast]

4. Let's not forget the millions of enablers

that call themselves Americans.

They still love him.

They still think media (other than Fox) is fake nrws.

They still believe (want to believe...have to believe) that they are better off with Trump fighting for their grievances.

[bearsfootball516]

9. Hope you enjoy your stay here.

[dewsgirl]

7. I watched them all faithfully until last weekend, I can't handle it.

[Sunsky]

10. I won't

I'll browse DU for updates.

[ecstatic]

11. I don't think I can either. I know this is history unfolding in real time,

Which makes me feel obligated to monitor it, but I don't want to spend my day being angry, frustrated, and scared. Plus I have a ton of work to do.

[irisblue]

14. I feel I have to.

And this weekend, I'll binge watch my West Wing DVDs.