Impeachment

 Took the day off to watch the impeachment trial.  What a fantastic job the House Managers did in presenting their case!

It is hard to believe that any Senator would not vote to convict, but we know some will still claim that Trump is innocent.

It's interesting to compare our two political realities.  In the U.S., the Republican party started downhill when the Tea Party faction took hold several years ago.  They've gone steadily downhill ever since.

The Democrats have a lesser but similar problem with the far left.

In Canada, we suffered through the Reform movement which split the Progressive Conservatives.  When they reunited, the word and focus of being progressive was lost.

On our left, the third party, the NDP have staked out the far left position.  That has left the Liberals to hold the middle, politically productive ground, which has benefitted them immeasurably.

Whether the U.S. can produce a new configuration (many prominent Republicans are talking about spinning off a new party) is problematic.  But in the meantime they're on a path to destruction.

The far right are now talking about another insurrection on March 4th.  We'll have to see what happens.

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I won't be watching Trump's lawyers defend him...........I'm sure the nightly highlights will be enough.  

So the blog tomorrow may be more informative.  Stay well.