I am an Independent -- without a Congressional press-box.

No. A solid crime with hard evidence would not lead to acquittal. You should know that, and this is a fact which should leave li'l Ms. Rodham-Clinton quaking in her Louis Vuittons, where the only out would be some benevolent VP-come-president.

And, no. What I've spent years here doing was avoiding Flame and Current Events, just because of the opportunity it would raise for a rant of this sort. It has driven a number of insightful posters out of the Habitable Zone. No, I do not stand on soapboxes expounding political philosophies. That I leave for fools and politicos who have suddenly discovered the perfect politician.

The only foregone conclusion is what I had written above and yes, I do mean the rot and hypocrisy of ALL the political parties in Washington. This is a simple quest for POWER with each and every one of them straining to reach that absolute pinnacle of CORRUPTION. Trump has been there his entire life.

...And they all want it, jumping into the circle, shouting, clapping for themselves and not each other, deriding and debasing, spite and disdain on their faces. It's not this party or that party. I feel that it started with Bill Clinton and has simply escalated between Republican and Democrat since. This is Pandora’s gift to the voting public. All we can do is lick our wounds and keep trying.

RL, you’re typing as thought you might be on the verge of fringing out. Mainstream, while being mainstream, is far better than the Tell-All books you may have fallen in with.

A grain of salt, please.

The man (my man, I guess) that I voted for was not elected.

It is my intension now to vote Republican, as I see that it would be the best way to get rid of the Mighty Trumpster. Voting any other party would be throwing away my opportunity.

And do you honestly think, if reelected, Trump would be so stupid as to tempt another Impeachment -- with an even greater affront?

I don't think so, but I do think the concentration should be more on his removal than his potential for evil -- as well as the removal of other questionable politicians.

For future reference, I’ll be back for some reading, but I think I may be done with this thread.