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Agree Nancy has the big plan. mainstreetonce May 2019 #1
When are folks DownriverDem May 2019 #254
If she's thinking the same way I am... backscatter712 May 2019 #299
Pelosi and Her Team are Masterful, as Republicans Will Soon Learn dlk May 2019 #2
dont mess with Nancy! samnsara May 2019 #3
rump is going to grab impeachment by the pussy and he's going to think he's getting away with it. UniteFightBack May 2019 #4
LOL StarfishSaver May 2019 #5
Mental Picture Of The Day - Thank You! (n/t) corbettkroehler May 2019 #239
yes and no. mopinko May 2019 #6
yes and no... Raster May 2019 #14
Explain how starting impeachment Nuggets May 2019 #26
Impeachment will open the magical door into a room full of gold StarfishSaver May 2019 #30
Btw. Welcome to DU !! Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #243
... Raster May 2019 #32
Get real! Nuggets May 2019 #34
any judge that would split that hair mopinko May 2019 #44
The requests for information would still end up in court mcar May 2019 #99
Yes, the probably would still end up in court... Raster May 2019 #105
I don't trust this Supreme Court mcar May 2019 #110
If you listen to/read the legal experts who say impeachment could impact court action StarfishSaver May 2019 #117
Can you provide some examples of this "prevailing legal opinion" you say exists? (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #183
Perfectly explained StarfishSaver May 2019 #18
To be fair, The Mueller Report is a best seller. gldstwmn May 2019 #63
Sure StarfishSaver May 2019 #67
Over 40 years of working with arrogant men I have found they really are dense. redstatebluegirl May 2019 #7
Agree!! Thx for sharing Thekaspervote May 2019 #8
I totally disagree with the entire thread. watoos May 2019 #9
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2019 #11
+1mil JackInGreen May 2019 #12
she has no intention zipplewrath May 2019 #16
You read minds now? ehrnst May 2019 #19
She's virtually stated as such zipplewrath May 2019 #72
What she's "literally" stated.: ehrnst May 2019 #82
That time zipplewrath May 2019 #86
And the situation changes daily doesn't it? ehrnst May 2019 #143
No zipplewrath May 2019 #195
No, Trump wasn't impeachable at any point that the GOP had congress... ehrnst May 2019 #208
Huh? zipplewrath May 2019 #211
Huh? ehrnst May 2019 #250
if impeachment was off the table for starting a war based on lies Skittles May 2019 #141
So you think that she's lying when she says impeachment isn't off the table for DT? ehrnst May 2019 #175
we are WAY past already "there" Skittles May 2019 #188
Past what? ehrnst May 2019 #210
I hope that isn't true, watoos May 2019 #20
If they're only looking at impeachment politically and they aren't holding their oath of office tymorial May 2019 #252
They're not EffieBlack May 2019 #253
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2019 #21
+1, they don't understand the level of threat of Russian hacking or whistling past the grave yard uponit7771 May 2019 #52
Who's "they"? The House Democrats? StarfishSaver May 2019 #54
What if you are dead wrong about Pelosi? ehrnst May 2019 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author uponit7771 May 2019 #51
You have no idea that she's ignoring anything StarfishSaver May 2019 #61
Links to support this contention? mcar May 2019 #114
So you're accusing Pelosi of being a traitor as well, now? ehrnst May 2019 #123
What's magical about September? StarfishSaver May 2019 #17
I'm with you on impeachment RVN VET71 May 2019 #37
Why do we have only until September? boston bean May 2019 #38
because then the hue and cry will be against any actions in an "election year" Grasswire2 May 2019 #129
Oh so political considerations start in September only? boston bean May 2019 #165
The heat increases then. Grasswire2 May 2019 #193
K&R, except that "we win" 2020 elections ... will NOT be more free and fair than 2016 uponit7771 May 2019 #50
So, you would just cut the Gordian Knot? WhiteTara May 2019 #56
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU StarfishSaver May 2019 #60
+1000000 brer cat May 2019 #238
ahhh WhiteTara May 2019 #242
agree with you watoos Grasswire2 May 2019 #84
amen UT_democrat May 2019 #186
+1. If junior testifies it's because Daddy said he Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #244
There's playing Rope-a-Dope... Dave Starsky May 2019 #10
One of the key elements of Rope-a-Dope StarfishSaver May 2019 #15
Rope-a-Dope implies that you have a strategy. Dave Starsky May 2019 #25
Or StarfishSaver May 2019 #28
Ha ha. The Republicans AREN'T exhausting. Dave Starsky May 2019 #49
Yes, like overtunruning Roe v. Wade and gldstwmn May 2019 #73
So you blame Democratic leaders for 'causing' what the GOP is doing? ehrnst May 2019 #94
So you don't think that our Democratic leaders have a strategy? (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #93
I didn't say that they don't. Dave Starsky May 2019 #245
So you have your doubts. (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #246
Sometimes the wisest strategy is not to advertise one's strategy. ehrnst May 2019 #275
Duh EffieBlack May 2019 #279
.... ehrnst May 2019 #280
Great point StarfishSaver May 2019 #281
hopefully never, or not until it's too late Maine-i-acs May 2019 #13
Give me a fucking break. This is nonsense. manor321 May 2019 #22
I guess you would know StarfishSaver May 2019 #24
One thing that I have observed sweetapogee May 2019 #27
Are you saying that she lied when she stated that she would impeach with ehrnst May 2019 #68
Using the words "arrogant men" is pretty darn divisive isn't it? watoos May 2019 #23
Re-read my OP StarfishSaver May 2019 #29
I apologize. watoos May 2019 #33
Thanks. StarfishSaver May 2019 #47
Nah, Don't Apologize. What's Sauce for the Goose is Sauce for the Gander. jayfish May 2019 #79
Arrogant men impose laws forcing women to give birth with no male responsibility . we can do it May 2019 #104
Uhhh huh. jayfish May 2019 #106
She's the governor. She didn't make the law, the men in the legislature did. Demit May 2019 #191
WHAT! jayfish May 2019 #200
End of Day? Yes, I guess it is, it's almost 4pm here. Demit May 2019 #218
of course getting rid of trump is our first priority not_the_one May 2019 #31
I want to get the entire Mueller report watoos May 2019 #35
+1 This Brawndo May 2019 #90
She was being bashed all over here yesterday for not reacting to Barr's "handcuffs" comment.... George II May 2019 #36
+1000. (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #39
This is fantasy, and dangerous. coti May 2019 #40
"Stop self-soothing with unreality and start standing up for our democracy" Maven May 2019 #45
I'll ask you the same question StarfishSaver May 2019 #55
This is a discussion board Maven May 2019 #81
So you agree that Starfishsaver has just as much a right to discuss as you. ehrnst May 2019 #92
When did I say that Starfishsaver has no right to discuss? Maven May 2019 #101
Strawman... ehrnst May 2019 #107
Please. The implication of your statement was clear. Maven May 2019 #116
I just don't defend the straw men you keep producing. ehrnst May 2019 #122
Exactly! Nevermypresident May 2019 #224
In what way is Dem leadership "refusing to stand up for democracy" ehrnst May 2019 #74
My qualifications? Maven May 2019 #96
I didn't say that you couldn't comment. ehrnst May 2019 #100
So you always defer to those with more experience? Maven May 2019 #113
Not just more experience - a good track record and continued confidence ehrnst May 2019 #119
You should reevaluate your use of "straw men" because it does not mean what you think it does. Maven May 2019 #130
Yeah, when you said "We're done here" I knew you weren't... ehrnst May 2019 #135
Oh, we are done having a substantive discussion. Maven May 2019 #137
"We're done here" yet again? ehrnst May 2019 #148
LOL! Maven May 2019 #151
"I know you are but what am I?" ehrnst May 2019 #155
I think it's time for Starfish Saver to present qualifications. Grasswire2 May 2019 #115
Careful... asking for qualifications is a "cheap tactic to delegitimize someone else's opinion ehrnst May 2019 #126
See above. Grasswire2 May 2019 #133
Demeaning? By not agreeing with people? ehrnst May 2019 #145
Phooey. Grasswire2 May 2019 #152
I think that people are a bit sensitive. ehrnst May 2019 #158
come back when you're feeling better, then. nt Grasswire2 May 2019 #160
"I know you are but what am I?" ehrnst May 2019 #162
Not When the Person Being Asked... jayfish May 2019 #134
Who is "using them as a cudgel?" (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #146
You're not arguing very honestly, here. nt coti May 2019 #170
I guess that's one way to avoid admitting you can't answer the question. ehrnst May 2019 #173
Do you even realize you're talking to two different people? nt coti May 2019 #177
You replied to me, and you didn't answer the question that I had asked of the other poster. ehrnst May 2019 #180
"Stop self-soothing with unreality and start standing up for our democracy." StarfishSaver May 2019 #53
What exactly is Pelosi "fucking up?" ehrnst May 2019 #70
Yeah, I've always been flabbergasted that Hortensis May 2019 #80
LOL, great analogies. Also, those people sailing boats who do that silly thing called "tacking"! Demit May 2019 #226
Oh, very good example! Attention-seeking Hortensis May 2019 #229
+1000 CaptainTruth May 2019 #41
Wish I could rec a reply wryter2000 May 2019 #65
+1000. (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #149
Hear, hear. Demit May 2019 #194
How'd the game of rope-a-dope go after GWB lied us into a war? Maven May 2019 #42
Impeachment hasn't been taken off the table. (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #97
Post removed Post removed May 2019 #43
I think the first week of July would be perfect to open an impeachment inquiry Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #46
Given how many times I've heard variations on this story, on so many subjects mr_lebowski May 2019 #48
Agree. Also, I don't have blind faith in anyone. Nevermypresident May 2019 #62
Acknowledging when someone has far greater experience and expertise than you do ehrnst May 2019 #66
Yes. StarfishSaver May 2019 #78
Anyone can make mistakes, even those with experience and expertise. So, again I don't have blind Nevermypresident May 2019 #223
Attack those straw men... ehrnst May 2019 #249
+1, trust but verify uponit7771 May 2019 #71
What do you mean, "verify?" ehrnst May 2019 #109
No, verify she's wearing pink shoes on Tuesday :rolleyes: uponit7771 May 2019 #153
Not going to answer? ehrnst May 2019 #156
Also my first thought- Claiming "Rope-A-Dope/11-Dimensional Chess" shows lack of experience, to not coti May 2019 #64
I am quite confident I have more experience at this than you do StarfishSaver May 2019 #75
we have little data to show how you roll...less than a month here. Grasswire2 May 2019 #88
Fronting and misplaced "confidence" is yet another sign of inexperience. coti May 2019 #102
Because you say so? ehrnst May 2019 #121
Uh, no, I'm not the one claiming some kind of holy authority here. coti May 2019 #125
What you're actually doing is relating your opinion. ehrnst May 2019 #128
No, I made a claim of empirical fact, that almost all of the hundreds of times we've seen coti May 2019 #132
But you can't seem to provide any examples of this. ehrnst May 2019 #159
I already said you can disagree with my factual assessment if you like. Do you? coti May 2019 #163
So you can't provide any factual examples to back up your opinion. ehrnst May 2019 #167
So you don't actually disagree. Why didn't you just say so? coti May 2019 #169
No, I didn't say I agreed. I asked for examples, and you haven't been able to ehrnst May 2019 #171
I didn't say you agreed, either, just that you didn't disagree. Works for me. coti May 2019 #176
Straw man. But I guess that's easier that actually backing up your ehrnst May 2019 #178
Straw man- coti May 2019 #184
And you still have nothing to back up your claim... only evasions like ehrnst May 2019 #187
You've said nothing substantive at all for 50+ posts. You are the epitome of the pointless arguer. coti May 2019 #189
If it was "pointless anger" it sure kept you coming back for more, didn't it? ehrnst May 2019 #209
What is your specific experience that entitles you to overrule others' opinions? Maven May 2019 #120
Careful about "asking for qualifications" ehrnst May 2019 #131
Excuse me? I'm not the one who put up my "life and career" and greater "experience" Maven May 2019 #136
So you didn't say that about asking for qualifications? ehrnst May 2019 #138
I quoted the person I was responding to. Maven May 2019 #139
The person you responded to when you said that was me... ehrnst May 2019 #144
WTF are you even talking about? Maven May 2019 #147
Oh, the person you were trashing as not having valid POV because they ehrnst May 2019 #154
You won't find one without the other Rambling Man May 2019 #228
"the go-to for those trying to blow smoke up their own ass." ehrnst May 2019 #77
heh nt Grasswire2 May 2019 #89
K&R wryter2000 May 2019 #57
This is exactly what I've been saying. patphil May 2019 #58
+1 oasis May 2019 #112
Pelosi is wrong not to move strongly into impeachment ASAP PufPuf23 May 2019 #69
I agree with your assessment Generic Other May 2019 #76
What makes you say that Democrats aren't "mounting a defense?" (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #85
The open taunting by Barr of Pelosi Generic Other May 2019 #91
yes and don't apologize Grasswire2 May 2019 #118
So the GOP "mocking" Pelosi means that we are "neutralized." ehrnst May 2019 #265
"A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons." StarfishSaver May 2019 #140
Pelosi lost 68 seats in the House then. Grasswire2 May 2019 #103
Reasonable plan of action if you ask me Generic Other May 2019 #111
Was she chair of the DCCC then? I missed that. ehrnst May 2019 #166
How did this work out for the party? Grasswire2 May 2019 #196
So you're going to ignore Pelosi's actions in 2018 and 2019 to ehrnst May 2019 #207
ridiculous Grasswire2 May 2019 #215
And so was Paul Wellstone.... Grasswire2 May 2019 #217
Paul Wellstone was called an "establishment sellout" before he died by the . ehrnst May 2019 #221
Wellstone was WORSHIPPED on this board, I was there. nt coti May 2019 #225
I'm talking about other self-identifying "progressives." ehrnst May 2019 #258
You are evading giving her credit for the 2018 Blue Wave ehrnst May 2019 #219
2018 and 2019 are even more recent prologue... ehrnst May 2019 #247
No different than those who claim Dems have been failures EffieBlack May 2019 #237
its not off the table.. and if we move forward now..and lose..what recourse do we have? samnsara May 2019 #150
the window is closing daily Grasswire2 May 2019 #157
Pelosi was chosen by her peers to do her job. ehrnst May 2019 #164
Hope you're right matt819 May 2019 #83
Not sure what Pelosi had to do with the Mueller report. ehrnst May 2019 #95
As long as they don't invade Poland we'll be fine BeyondGeography May 2019 #87
Nailed it nt coti May 2019 #108
+1939 Maven May 2019 #124
Well said mcar May 2019 #98
From possible impeachment to enabling Fullduplexxx May 2019 #127
Who is enabling what? (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #182
Well, considering how stupid they are... WinstonSmith4740 May 2019 #142
she never impeached bush for fake war. just saying Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #161
And? (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #168
Ergo, clue that it might not happen in the future? Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #172
Why? Different POTUS, different situation from decades ago. ehrnst May 2019 #174
Maybe just to appease those who are calling for Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #201
So you think she's lying? (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #206
No she avoids it by saying never off the table but in reality Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #220
Isn't that the defintion of lying? (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #222
Why don't you tell me why you think she has impeachment Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #227
Her own words ehrnst May 2019 #251
Wednesday Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #255
So no, you don't have any evidence that she has taken impeachment off the table. ehrnst May 2019 #256
To you only. Follow #impeach #impeachnow and #resist Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #260
Still got nothing? You think she said something that she didn't ehrnst May 2019 #261
Thanks for telling me how I feel!!! Never knew how I felt Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #277
Let's unpack this. ehrnst May 2019 #278
Good for you. Can't wait until he's held accountable!!! Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #295
So, like I asked the RWers who said the very same about Obama "not being held accountable" ehrnst May 2019 #296
What do you think Obama did to be "held accountable" for? Crunchy Frog May 2019 #303
Why are you asking me this? ehrnst May 2019 #304
No answer? ehrnst May 2019 #305
Dubya was president "decades" ago, huh? Rambling Man May 2019 #262
2006 was over a decade ago. ehrnst May 2019 #263
2006 was not decades ago Rambling Man May 2019 #264
And yet another relevant rebuttal. ehrnst May 2019 #266
catch any sealions with that hook? are you admitting to "trolling?" Rambling Man May 2019 #269
Project much, dear? ehrnst May 2019 #270
oooh . . . "that's what you are, what am I?" Rambling Man May 2019 #271
After you, dear. ehrnst May 2019 #272
You're dealing with the deliberately obtuse, LPMAD nt coti May 2019 #179
Is that Glass House comfortable? ehrnst May 2019 #181
It's called Sea-lioning. SixString May 2019 #192
+1 Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #202
It's very easy to tell when someone is acting in bad faith Rambling Man May 2019 #267
Indeed. ehrnst May 2019 #276
+1 Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #203
What does one call constantly coming back to reply? ehrnst May 2019 #212
Discussing? zipplewrath May 2019 #213
But I was referred to as a troll. Didn't you read the post I was responding to? ehrnst May 2019 #216
Patient? zipplewrath May 2019 #230
Humiliated? ehrnst May 2019 #248
point of order: No war is fake if people are dying. Grasswire2 May 2019 #198
I'll be holding my breath. UT_democrat May 2019 #185
I lulz'd KG May 2019 #190
The blind faith of the Dem Leadership by some of the members here is remarkable. briv1016 May 2019 #197
Lucy. Charlie Brown. Football. nt Grasswire2 May 2019 #199
What's remarkable is how the strawman being pushed that acknowledging that Speaker Pelosi ehrnst May 2019 #282
There is no real plan except to hope enough voters turn out to reverse this nightmare Freethinker65 May 2019 #204
Your know there's no plan? StarfishSaver May 2019 #231
Are you a mind reader? Or do you just assume that Speaker Pelosi ehrnst May 2019 #284
Never said she was incompetent. My opinion that there is NO plan is as valid as the OPs Freethinker65 May 2019 #288
Actually, you said she had NO plan ehrnst May 2019 #290
Provoke. Dare. Freethinker65 May 2019 #291
Really? You think that's what the House Speaker is supposed to do? Dare him? ehrnst May 2019 #292
Nope. The Speaker is not omnipotent. Freethinker65 May 2019 #293
I can see what you wrote in your posts. ehrnst May 2019 #297
As I can see what you write in your posts, to myself and others, that have opinions that differ Freethinker65 May 2019 #298
More than I can talk about on DU. ehrnst May 2019 #300
Just like Mueller played rope-a-dope for two and a half years. egduj May 2019 #205
In what way did Mueller "play rope-a-dope?" ehrnst May 2019 #214
If he meant for us to impeach with his findings Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #233
I can't help but notice EffieBlack May 2019 #232
I agree, StarfishSaver. Nitram May 2019 #234
Pretty much never, because she's not. Captain Stern May 2019 #235
Rope-a-dope took an incredible physical toll on Ali. BlueWI May 2019 #236
Keep the hope alive, but I will believe it when I see it Perseus May 2019 #240
ANSWER: When DFT is taken away in chains RainCaster May 2019 #241
I'm not so sure. Mike Niendorff May 2019 #257
I have no doubt the Speaker of the House has a plan StarfishSaver May 2019 #259
I don't think that she's been reelected by her peers so many times because she's ehrnst May 2019 #268
Like little kids who close their eyes and think you can't see them EffieBlack May 2019 #273
Perhaps if one has a plan, one is wise not to broadcast it. (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #274
I hope to hell you're right. Paladin May 2019 #283
What do you think would be happening in an impeachment inquiry StarfishSaver May 2019 #285
Before Nixon's hearings started, 30% of the public favored impeachment. Paladin May 2019 #287
Not quite StarfishSaver May 2019 #294
When will Pelosi (and the rest of the Dems) azureblue May 2019 #286
I'm quite sure that Pelosi fully realizes everything she needs to realize StarfishSaver May 2019 #289
That is a very sanguine... Snackshack May 2019 #301
Pelosi and the Democrats ARE taking action StarfishSaver May 2019 #302
Kick because Speaker Pelosi proved my point again today StarfishSaver May 2019 #306
Kicking! EffieBlack May 2019 #307
Kick ... StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #308
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