Thanks for the responses. Double thanks for explaining the impeachment drill. I've been busy this month. 4 guests arrived 10/19 & left 10/21; 2 more arrived 10/23 & left 10/27; 1 arrived 10/26 & departs 11/2. Haven't gotten much writing done.

Sounds like justice to me, zagros ;^)

Well I don't care if they are Democrat or Republican. If they act immorally while in office, impeach them, and let their vice president take over.

I don’t think I need even address the specific question.

It doesn’t matter because IMO Maxine Waters ALWAYS wastes our and spins her wheels with irrational, outside of reality, issues and accusations.

I suggest the proper response it just to ignore her.

Could be that Republicans didn't get caught or were able to keep it quiet. Perhaps they didn't need to brag about it as much as the Dem POTUSes or an occasional trist was adequate instead of a revolving back door to the Oval office. None of the occupants of the office have impressed me with ethical behavior since the 50s.

Yes, but correct me if I am wrong but only Democrats, I believe, are known to have had mistresses WHILE they were president - the Republicans did not engage in such immorality while serving as president.

On the other hand, I would personally prefer Pence to Trump and if Trump leaves the presidency after January 20, 2019, but before the next presidential election, Pence can be president until 2029.

I actually think that JFK (and FDR for that matter, since he also was committing adultery while serving as president) should have been impeached as well. Indeed, I think that adultery should be a felony, punishable by at least 10 years in prison, so if you do it while President, you ought to be impeached (doing it before you are president is different only because you even can be a mass murderer so long as the public knew about it at the time and still be elected since the vote to become president is, in fact, your de facto impeachment trial).

However, what we believe should happen and what did happen are two different things. Clinton was impeached only for obstruction of justice and lying about the affair, not the affair itself. The fact that so many Republicans in Congress apparently do not mind that a President while in office is breaking one of the 10 Commandments is a commentary on how immoral our society has become. The fact that we could not remove from office a man who broke at least TWO of the commandments (adultery and lying) is even worse. Well, at leasf the intern wasn’t married to someone else at the time because that would be THREE commandments (thou shalt not covet) in the same offense (also, I am certain he probably also took the Lord’s name in vain while having sex - that’s four) and he probably did it on the Sabbath (that’s five - okay, now I am just piling on here but you get the idea). LOL.

Impeaching requires a simple majority in the House; they'd need a few Republicans to change sides or abstain, but it's possible if they could come up with an accusation that stuck. Or if they gain control of the House in November.

But it's unlikely that anything sex-related will stick; look at the last dozen presidents. Every president from FDR to Trump is known to have had at least one mistress, except Carter and maybe the Bushes. Clinton even committed two rapes and skated. So I don't think the public gives a hoot about affairs.

Of all the non-sex accusations I've heard against Trump, the only one even remotely plausible is violating the emoluments clause. And all the precedent in that area of law (which hasn't really been tested in a century) favors Trump.

But suppose you get an impeachment? That's where it likely ends. Because it takes 2/3 of the Senate to convict, and even if the Democrats win every seat that's up for vote this year, they'd have only 61.

What is her point, at most, another Reppublican would take over. No gain for the Dems,and likely much resentment.Maybe she should try relating to the deplorables and see how real people live, who are not in multi-million dollar homes.

Yes you would expect honorable behavior from these elected public officials at least they and the dems have a bi-partisanship regarding the slush fund to silence the people they abuse.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/vid...
6/guy_benson_congressional_sexual_harassment_slush_fund_is_a_self-protection_racket.html
Check the list of resignations the worst are out the door. Swamp cleaning underway.

I understand what you are saying. I'm just pointing out that I'm among the majority of Americans who felt that Clinton should have been Convicted as well as Impeached for his utterly disgraceful conduct. To have a mistress on the side (like JFK and Marilyn Monroe) is distasteful, but doesn't directly demean the Office of the President. But to be actively "engaged" in the Oval Office - and with an intern no less - while conducting matters of diplomacy is to cross the line. That that many Republicans and every single Democrat were okay with that behavior from a sitting President disgusts me to this day.

Of course if you just want to talk about dishonesty and covering up, Obama should certainly have been Impeached as well.

I am only reporting what the actual articles of impeachment of Clinton were. Apparently 81 Republicans thought it was acceptable for President Clinton to run around with an intern playing hide the salami with his pants down. He wasn’t impeached for the sex - he was only impeached for the obstruction of justice and the perjury.

Impeach her as an idiot. Who wants an idiot for their representative? I already know the answer, it's the people that continue to vote for her, so please cut me some slack.

Thanks and you as well.

That's wonderful. There IS a time when on recognizes that this show doesn't go on forever. I remember when that realization came to me, something like a ton of bricks. I know that 68 is still "youngish" but that isn't keeping me from doing everything I can to put off the inevitable. It'll happen soon enough without my help!

Hope you have a wonderful trip!

I hear ya, but there's a much better position waiting for her, and she needs to go fill it.

I understand the streets of her district are needing a sh*t shoveler. I can't think of anyone better qualified to fill that position.

"Time flies" that is why we try to make the most out of every day. My bride of 39 years has had this vacation planned for her 60th bday, for over five years. We just didn't know how many would be going with us back then.

Sounds like tons of fun, plus a great anticipated event!

Our daughter just announced her pregnancy to us.
She has a 3year old girl now.
My son has two boys 6 and 4.
We are taking them all to Disney World For Xmas from Minnesnowta.

Well, definitely planning to have fun, but the "baby" of the grandkids is 13! The rest are up to 25!

Time flies when you're having fun...

He also agreed to a $400,000 fine as part of the plea bargain for his law license suspension, mostly to make it all go away and not have to defend himself in his perjury and obstruction of justice charges (have them dropped) in Arkansas from the Paula Jones case which triggered his impeachment.

Listen to this Fool
https://youtu.be/eVgv7kh5tik

Sounds like a great time to be had. Spoil those grand kids.

I guess that's subjective then. To me, that's conduct unbecoming the President of the United States any way I look at it and the attempted coverup even moreso. And you can bet that had it been a Republican he would have been run out of town in a heartbeat.