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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsToday's News Cycle: Daily Trump BS, No impeachment Proceedings
Another day, more Trump BS about whatever. While impeachment proceedings would dominate headlines.
Sure Nancy P wins a news cycle here and a news cycle there. But impeachment would drive headlines deep into the election.
It would force news to cover the facts of the wrong doing and not Trump spin.
Out of the jaws of obvious victory Nancy grasps defeat.
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Today's News Cycle: Daily Trump BS, No impeachment Proceedings (Original Post)
FredZim
Jun 2019
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MasterofBiscuits
(51 posts)1. Impeachment is trump's kryptonite
he'd have a Cat 5 blowout.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)2. Bullshit ! n/t
Nevermypresident
(781 posts)3. +1
earthshine
(1,642 posts)4. Impeachment has been off the table since 2006.
Pelosi just doesn't want it.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)5. This is a different situation, and no, she hasn't taken it off the table.
Just because you think something, and repeat it doesn't make it fact.
Is that clearer?
earthshine
(1,642 posts)6. Looks like it's still off the table today.
Just because you think something, and repeat it doesn't make it fact.
Is that clearer?
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)7. "Off the table" means permanently.
"Take off the table"
To withdraw something or make it no longer available, as for consideration, acceptance, discussion, etc. I wouldn't wait too long to accept the job offerthey might take it off the table before you know it.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take+off+the+table
Pelosi knows the definition of that phrase and does not use it outside it's definition. She uses it when she has stopped consideration of it.
See 2003, the very year you are fond of bringing up as some sort of evidence that she will never, ever impeach.
If you know of an instance where she has used that term concerning impeachment of the current POTUS, please share.
Until then, no, she has not "taken it off the table." She would say "it's off the table" if it was.
Is that clearer?