Today’s quote comes to us from United States Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). It concerns the calls by, so far, about half the Democrat presidential candidates for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to be impeached – for alleged improprieties from 36 years ago with absolutely no evidence to back them up.
That, by itself, wouldn’t be worthy of consideration for Quote Of The Day honors. An average second grader, if asked whether someone should be punished for something that no one can show he/she actually did, would quickly come to the same conclusion.
But here, according to Burgess Everett and Heather Caygle’s article at politico.com, is how Senator Durbin put it:
“Get real.
“We’ve got to get beyond this ‘impeachment is the answer to every problem.’ It’s not realistic.
“If that’s how we are identified in Congress, as the impeachment Congress, we run the risk that people will feel we’re ignoring the issues that mean a lot to them as families.”
Interesting point, Senator Durbin.
Do you mean, for example, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) using his position as chair of the House Judiciary Committee to continue going after President Trump, even after a a two-plus year investigation by an all-Democrat group of inquisitors found no evidence of collusion and insufficient evidence to pursue even one allegation of obstruction?
Do you think that might cause people to feel Democrats are ignoring the issues that mean a lot to them as families, Mr. Durbin? And that the calls for impeachment of Brett Kavanaugh, apart from being ludicrous on their face, remind voters about Nadler’s ridiculous ideshow?
I award Dick Durbin Quote Of The Day honors for, in an uncharacteristically polite, genteel way, communicating that he thinks that by screaming “impeachment” at the drop of a hat, Democrats are, politically, slitting their own throats – and maybe insuring that next year’s election not only puts Donald Trump in command for four more years, but keeps the Senate Republican and possibly regains the House for Republicans as well.
You make a very, very good point, Senator.
