It appears that Lard Butt may not get to take his Super Bowl victory lap ...

[11 Bravo]

and Sean Hannity may have to eat shit and die.

Furthermore, Trump's SOTU speech might be given under the cloud of an ongoing impeachment trial..

So fuck him. Twice.

[Bettie]

1. Right this minute, that is enough

to perk me up and give me a second to smile.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. Agree. Also think about how it might have been different

If there had been 2-3 yrs left in his term and he had a winning VP. A no today means they know Pence can't win in November and not enough time to groom someone new and jeez what if the crazies nominate Pence instead of their new guy. This timing was always against us.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

2. What's the latest? McCaskell said she talked to Reps

And they all said no way would McConnell not wrap up before SOTU

[Maraya1969]

9. Apparently there are a lot of things the Dems can do to prolong the process.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. Great. Can they all walk out? That would be dramatic as hell

[Maraya1969]

16. I don't know. I hope that the Dems are forcing them to wait to vote

until next Wed. just so orangeman can't enjoy his super bowl.

I'm just guessing on this though. Someone was talking about how the Senate is different from the House in that the minority has a lot more power in the Senate.

[ehrnst]

18. And the GOP would take the vote and go home...

That would be so productive.

For them.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

19. You may be right. I was thinking more on the line

Of delay tactic.

[gratuitous]

3. But, but, but

Trump tweeted GAME OVER just this morning.

There's not much in this episode for folks who care about the country and the Constitution to enjoy, but if Trump has to hang fire for a couple more days, that suits me just fine.

[wryter2000]

6. I just want him off the SuperBowl

Please

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. +1 come on SanFran fans, do something big.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. Good time to clean a closet or two out :)

[pandr32]

4. Keep him twisting in the wind

He should not have a moment's peace...ever.

[wryter2000]

5. Lord have mercy

Don't get my hopes up again

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. Lol. I find if I step away, something good happens ! For

Years, my sister would stand in the kitchen (no tv) when Mets game was close, she thought they'd win then because they did once.

[druidity33]

40. OMFG.....

ME TOO! And dammit, IT DIDN'T WORK! And I always miss the best parts! LOL. Seriously though, my sports fan friends have the weirdest traditions/habits. Whether it's food, where you watch, what you do when you watch, what you wear, etc et al. They are the most superstitious people (they believe in magic, for real!)! And yes i know i used a number of exclamations there, believe me they are warranted. Still i love to watch the games...

Mets, Knicks, Bills/Pats, Bruins/Sabres fan here...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

41. Lol. You are right it doesn't work, but it's still fun. Grew up

In CT and my dad took us on train to see Mets one time. Of course they were losing bad, and of course my dad says "let's get the hell outta here before the mob leaves.". So we are on the train and somebody had a transister radio with the game on. Mets came back from like 8 points down to win. My sister starts crying.

Funny the things that are memories for life.

[druidity33]

42. I must ask...

WHY pray tell are the dreaded NY Yankees your icon if you were born a Mets fan? I'm not going to call you a traitor, but some people in my family would...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

43. Split. Dad, Me, brother, sister Yankees. One sister Mets.

But no hatred. Not like we all hate Red Sox. All Giants.

Where'd you grow up?

[druidity33]

47. Long Island...

I live in MA now and have for the past 20 or so years. I come from a long line of Yankee haters... sorry to say, and though i tend not to root for Florida or Texas teams just on principle, i hold no particular animosity toward any team other than the Yankees. I root for the Red Sox unless they play the Mets...

[2naSalit]

7. McCaskell was saying

that a tweet to her a few minutes ago she said the Rs are fighting w/WH! over getting it done tonight . that's all he'll accept.

Mitch seems to be trying to talk him down. I don't see that happening. By throwing a tantrum right now, he's screwing himself in real time.

[Scotch-Irish]

10. Where did you hear that he might not be on the super bowl w/ hannity?

I've been looking all over for that thread & can't find it!

[SilasSouleII]

32. Just google "Trump Hannity Superbowl"

Many links pop up.

[SilasSouleII]

34. Oops, sorry

I did not at first notice the word "not" in your post.

[GoCubsGo]

11. Randi Rhodes was saying that there's a good chance that Shumer will submit endless amendments.

Apparently, Moscow Mitch neglected to change the rules to prevent such a thing, and with each amendment comes a 2 hour discussion period before a vote on it. She said that it looks like Chuck Shumer is going to keep on introducing amendments, hopefully in order to encourage Bolton to grow a spine and get on the TV and spill what he knows. It's also an attempt to provide more time for Lev's and Igor's lawyers to put out more tapes and documents. I hope she's right. She usually is...

[Habibi]

17. Oh, god, I hope so! nt

[Ohioboy]

12. Make him wait!

He needs to be told "no" at least once in his life.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

14. I'm hoping this is what happens.

We never thought he was going to be removed anyway. Stretch it out, keep him off American TV for what is probably the most watched event in the country.

[gab13by13]

20. Actually, Trump gloating would benefit Democrats,

and McConnell knows it. McConnell wants this farce to slip away silently in the night. Corey Gardner is getting ripped on the internet in Colorado.

[bucolic_frolic]

21. Wonder what will leak this weekend

but I guess not 98,000,000 pounds of incriminating evidence would swing one GOP vote ... they're too smug, too superior, too privileged too stuck on themselves and too afraid of Trump to move one neuron.

[Scarsdale]

23. The democratic congress people, and senators

should boycott the state of the union. After all, the repubs. have proven that they do not count. No matter what proof they produced, the repubs. ignored it all. Stay away from his TV special, that he thinks will be great ratings. I will not be watching. I refuse to watch the lying orange ass in action. He disgusts me.

[WyattKansas]

25. Nancy should shut down the House on Tuesday and blame it on the....

Corona virus.

[Scarsdale]

37. The democratic politicians who helped craft the

trade bill that was so celebrated, were not invited to the signing. tRump was in one of his hissy fits, so did not want them there. So, why should they go to the SU and listen to him brag about "his" accomplishments and how he was completely cleared of wrongdoing? Remember the ass from the (R) side who shouted out "You lie" at President Obama? They show no respect for an intelligent, accomplished President, why should the democratic politicians act like they respect the liar in chief?

[CBHagman]

39. Trump's vindictiveness is one of his defining characteristics...

...and it's one of the reasons I think the "Good people can disagree" trope that pundits love to deploy in a divided electorate rings so false. This a gratuitously cruel administration, and anyone still applauding it doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt.

[warmfeet]

26. No closure, ever, for the orange asshole.

May he never be certain as to what will happen next. Not a minutes rest, not a minutes peace. Fuck him.

[badhair77]

27. Our family eats during these presidential interviews so we never

see them. The diehards will tune in but lots of fans getting ready for the game are more interested in chili and sliders, or whatever is on the buffet table. So there’s that.

[MontanaMama]

28. Ssssssshhhhhhhh.

Don’t give Moscow Mitch any ideas to stick it to us more than he has.

[Faux pas]

29. "So fuck him. Twice."

Even better, how about nobody EVER, fucks him again?

[Under The Radar]

30. Crazy? He takes credit for Obama's 2015 Veterans choice....

.....this slob will claim victory, exoneration and dance in the end zone regardless of the day the final vote and regardless of the polls showing the people’s opinion.

[homegirl]

31. I so, do

want Donald John Trump the Impeached to attend the Super Bowl and be welcomed with a huge unanimous boo from the entire stadium!

[SayItLoud]

33. The House "invites" the potus as I understand it, to give his SOTU, therefore why

can't the House F'em and pull back the invitation, saying "with a trial we don't want to interfere by having the SOTU", then "invite" the potus to give his SOTU say on December 1? The rePUBICS play dirty why don't we?

[shanti]

35. He'd probably try

to force his way in. WHO'S GOING TO STOP HIM??

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

36. I'll bet the SOTU is postponed.

Mitch will find some excuse to put it off until after Fat Donnie is acquitted (or "COMPLETELY EXONERATED" in TrumpSpeak).

[Brother Buzz]

44. The SOTU speech is a joint session event....

but I believe the house runs the show; the senate, along with the military brass and SC members are guests.

Hell, Pelosi will be sitting the Chair giving the orange anus the stink eye

[CBHagman]

38. Any chance he will have to face crowds of demonstrators, including before the SOTU?

Part of Trump's shtick is keeping himself in bubble wrap and away from any audience that isn't at one of his properties or at his rallies — the World Series game was a rare exception, and the crowd booed him, and emphatically — but it would be meaningful if he had to go to what I hope is his final SOTU and glimpse crowds in favor of convicting and removing him.

The coverage of Trump has been so focused on his base, what he has to do to please the base, how much the base loves him, and how the only thing in the election that matters is the math with the base. It's time he had to come out of his lifelong bubble.

[musicblind]

45. He'll lie like crazy through out that interview.

I wouldn't be surprised if he just lies and says they acquitted him already.

[Ms. Toad]

46. Got a link to your assertion about the superbowl interview falling apart? n/t

[11 Bravo]

48. I said it wouldn't be a "victory lap".

I was referencing the fact that he would not yet have been acquitted by the Senate. (There was a reason Trump demanded that the proceedings were wrapped up prior to the Super Bowl.)

The same holds true for the SOTUS. It, like his "interview" with Hannity, will be conducted under a cloud.

[malaise]

50. But there were heavy rumors last week that there would have been vindication ads

during the super bowl

[malaise]

49. Nailed it