Neither do they have a clue about racism, xenophobia, misogyny, religious bigotry, wealth inequality, the Constitution, or, for that matter, objective reality. They sure do love wrapping themselves in the flag though, as if they had a clue what our country supposedly stands for.

Actually, Clinton "whipped" Trump by three million votes -- despite Republicans' desperate attempts to suppress the vote. Yet, the outdated, slave-era, undemocratic Electoral College installed him anyway with only the thinnest of margins, less than 70,000 votes in three, heavily targeted swing states -- decidedly not a People's democratic victory by any stretch of the imagination.

But whenever wingers favorably reference Trump and "genius" in the first sentence of their Putin-inspired agitprops, there's no point in reading any further. They have already revealed themselves not merely as sadly misinformed sycophants but also as heavily deluded, willing participants in spreading Trump's ridiculous lies -- 14,000 to date.

Thomas Jefferson went to his grave harboring his greatest fear, and through his post-presidency lectures and writings issued, in essence, an urgent warning to future generations: when the truth is buried, democracy cannot survive. Republicans are now proving his sagely maxim.

But then, Republicans in power don't really care about promoting democracy; they only care about clinging to power at all costs. They're fascists to their core.

Stable genius (?!?!)

It's not too late to take care of our environment.

Attic Insulation Austin

Perhaps the Democrats, the media, and everyone else not hopelessly infected with Republican brain-rot should quit defining impeachment merely as a legal concept in the traditional sense and think of it more as an imperative to counter an existential abuse of power that threatens the core of our democracy, whether or not the abuse fits easily into established case law.

Not only has this illegitimate president and criminally minded punk committed verifiable felonies both before and after his inauguration (and allegedly during), more importantly, Trump's entire pattern of behavior is also that of a megalomaniacal malignant narcissist drunk on money and power. Using the highest position of the public trust primarily to serve himself rather than the People, while deliberately failing to protect basic constitutional principles -- e.g., no foreign interference in our elections! -- is a naked abuse of power such that impelled the framers to include an impeachment clause as an acceptable political remedy to remove a dangerous degenerate who, though duly elected (or installed by the Electoral College), is clearly unfit to serve.

The disposition of Trump's many other legal transgressions may continue in great earnest (hopefully) within the regular court system once he's removed from office, negating whatever questionably protected legal status is supposedly afforded the presidency nowadays. Of course, since the general election is just 12 months away, notwithstanding any further damage to America's credibility and to Mother Earth's survivability easily imagined to happen by then, removal from office by losing reelection would accomplish the same goal in a much cleaner way than would an improbable impeachment conviction in the Senate, an inherently undemocratic institution anyway -- if indeed he is not destined to win reelection, which certainly can't be a foregone conclusion.

Since Nixon was pardoned, look how fuzzy the lines have become in the neverending battle for supremacy between the so-called co-equal branches of government, a self-destructive battle antithetical to the constitutionally mandated framework that separates power for a reason. How many times must our bedrock principles be reaffirmed, flowers to cultivate, or will they simply become lost and forgotten by future generations tangled up in the stubborn plutocratic and authoritarian weeds that our apathetic generation allowed to take root?

Still, an impeachment inquiry and any resulting articles passed in the House, as well as a public trial in the Senate, albeit shat upon by Republicans, should loudly inform the electorate -- and the future beyond -- of the clear choice next November: Bring this wanted felon to justice and reaffirm the principle under our system of government that no one, especially a president, is above the law.

We can't afford to give people free stuff, sais the Right. How shallow their thinking is. Our money will still pay for everything. We, on the other hand, are freed from some of the responsibilities of debt. The checks will still be written. Just not by you. You can still be rich. You can still be poor. Not everything will be "free." Just the essentials. (Which you have already inadvertently paid for.)

Gee, guvmunt of, by, and for the people -- who woulda thunk?

They are running hydrogen trucks from California to Arizona. They have fueling stations. Great alternative power. Cleanest ever. Heard some talking about the Tesla trucks. They are running here in the west Right Now. ;Thanks

Another Twitter account turned off my letter to Twitter

This is nuts you people are crazy These little GOP punks harass me I was implying would it be nice if the The GOP was confined to ruining their own environment instead of everybody else's there is nothing to do with suicide

They turn in the suicide complaints and then they laugh all over the Internet I have found proof of

They don't call the Republicans the party of "NO" for nothing, when it comes to any benefits to the common working person. Instead: The GOP shovel the money to the rich, and eliminate any help program that would feed, clothe, house a needy person.

I'm old enough to remember when there was true democracy in the '60-'70, when life was not an endless grind of struggle to survive, and Republicans were more sane and mature.

Trump has shown that you can work shorter hours. lol

Bernie would be able to surround himself with competent people which woiuld ease the burden.

And if he resigned after a couple of years, his VP would be well prepared to take over the job and win the next election and train up their own successor.

We all are so wise when we talk about other’s problems and so stupid when we are trying to handle our own problems. Twisttext2.com