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They are in session BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #1
I dislike my Senator Inhofe with a vengence. redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #43
Well the Chief Justice publicly had Inhofe sworn in today BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #53
You might like this story TlalocW Jan 2020 #113
I love it! Great story. redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #119
My favorite is TlalocW Jan 2020 #125
TY!!! bluestarone Jan 2020 #2
Will try to contribute as much as I have time for BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #4
Soon come malaise Jan 2020 #3
Careful! Make sure it's not a Russian spy. tanyev Jan 2020 #8
Giggle/Smirk magicarpet Jan 2020 #126
Not a plumber 👷‍♀️🛁🔧 from the Watergate era... sprinkleeninow Jan 2020 #116
I knew a DUer woudl raise this malaise Jan 2020 #117
I heard tell y'all had some water issues. sprinkleeninow Jan 2020 #123
Hope it's all OK now malaise Jan 2020 #124
The clerk read the Rules motion BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #5
UGH - Cipollone's first time up - opening statement to debate the Rules motion BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #6
I think he's about to wet himself. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2020 #9
Is anone else having trouble sitting still watching this? I can feel my BP rising hlthe2b Jan 2020 #7
Yes. Probably everyone watching. But watch it we must for democracy and the children, as Pelosi says ancianita Jan 2020 #17
Yep. I'm listening on satellite radio and already I'm trying to make Mike 03 Jan 2020 #19
Oh, heavens... If I start "stress-eating" heaven knows where this will end. hlthe2b Jan 2020 #30
Stress-eating you say? beveeheart Jan 2020 #99
IMO the reason it's different is that we're witnessing in real time the destruction of Mike 03 Jan 2020 #24
I just straight up can't Stryst Jan 2020 #114
No cable so no CSPAN but I watched the opening on Hartmann yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 #120
Cipillone is ...not very um, how shall I put it? blogslut Jan 2020 #10
His reasoning was like "I liked the movie because... it was good." Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2020 #14
Exactly. "We've to accept this resolution cuz Nancy made us wait too long waaaaaaa!" ancianita Jan 2020 #21
*WNNER!!! elleng Jan 2020 #22
He's playing to his audience. His real audience. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #118
He's not impressive that's for sure. n/t Control-Z Jan 2020 #16
Not impressive Walleye Jan 2020 #18
Yes, along with 'I love torture' Derschowitz. MoonRiver Jan 2020 #51
Cipollone sounds like a grade schooler making a case C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #11
Cippy cup done. Schiff up for his opening statement for debate of Rules resolution. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #12
Boy Cipillone is nervous as a cat. Not a good look so far. nolabear Jan 2020 #13
He's used to lying but not in front of so many experts. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2020 #20
"Experts" at What? Law or Lying? The_Counsel Jan 2020 #37
Lying, of course. What's law got to do with anything? Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2020 #40
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL The_Counsel Jan 2020 #60
Cats might get nervous but then they prevail, not Cippy Cup he looks like a teenage boy ChubbyStar Jan 2020 #25
Bullshit. Trumps atty: "This is modeled on the Clinton trial" - not even close. nt AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2020 #15
Yes. My blood pressure goes up, too. BlueDawn Jan 2020 #23
Listening. elleng Jan 2020 #33
He was like that doing the House hearings. . . Iliyah Jan 2020 #26
Does Adam sound a little out of breath? He's getting warmed up now but at first he had dem4decades Jan 2020 #27
Schiff! Killing it! What a fair trial is, what you senators' important job is, how we best proceed. ancianita Jan 2020 #28
You really think deplorables are following? Too fast, too Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2020 #61
I think they are. Way more are who are not deplorables. Those voters outnumber deplorables. ancianita Jan 2020 #65
Let's hope so. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2020 #107
Schiff is excellent and doing a fantastic job! BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #29
Adam Schiff rocks. gademocrat7 Jan 2020 #31
Yep . . . Iliyah Jan 2020 #36
Change to McConnell resolution: 3 days/24 hours instead of 2 blogslut Jan 2020 #32
That's huge scheming daemons Jan 2020 #34
Yeah but that concession was way too easy PRETZEL Jan 2020 #44
Schiff is amazing. He never has an off day. I've never heard him less than 100%. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #35
what a contrast -- McConnell and Schiff! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #38
Totally. Just in presenting what a fair trial has looked like and could look like. ancianita Jan 2020 #46
His arguments are spot on. Just wish he had Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2020 #41
Engaging and compelling. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2020 #45
Another Big Concession blogslut Jan 2020 #39
Aside from witnesses, this is the concession PRETZEL Jan 2020 #47
Do all the Senators know? blaze Jan 2020 #54
Schiff is electric Richard D Jan 2020 #42
Schiff is a paragon of democratic reason. ancianita Jan 2020 #48
All the Trump republicans disagree with him. SamKnause Jan 2020 #50
Wonder if our Managers will hammer away at NoMoreRepugs Jan 2020 #49
Why not. It will be a good reminder to the Chief Justice about his legacy as much as to senators. ancianita Jan 2020 #52
Schiff is devastating. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #55
Adam is doing an excellent job. SamKnause Jan 2020 #56
I appreciate Schiff. Mersky Jan 2020 #57
I wish we could see Roberts as Schiff speaks!!! getagrip_already Jan 2020 #58
C-SPAN elleng Jan 2020 #62
Everyone is using the c-span camera..... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #63
Isn't the c-span camera ALWAYS focused on the podium? elleng Jan 2020 #64
possibly, but I'd still like to see more.. friggin senate.. ;) getagrip_already Jan 2020 #80
Good luck rebutting this. Hehehe. Glimmer of Hope Jan 2020 #59
I've been hanging onto every word by Schiff Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #68
So Roberts is OK with overseeing a trial were important evidence and witnesses are restricted?!?! uponit7771 Jan 2020 #66
It's his Constitutional duty elleng Jan 2020 #70
+1 !!! He can demand relevant evidence etc and make Moscow Mitch overrule him. We'll see but uponit7771 Jan 2020 #83
I think everyone should read this. Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2020 #97
If Roberts were interested in not having a sham trial then he'd put the senates vote to account no.. uponit7771 Jan 2020 #106
Ladies and Gentlemen, Adam Motherfucking Schiff. nolabear Jan 2020 #67
Schiff is done and here comes Sekulo for his debut. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #69
Cheap reactions to Schiff. NO correct characterization of House hearings AT ALL. ancianita Jan 2020 #72
This is SO stinking predictable. Nothing re the actual issue. nolabear Jan 2020 #78
I think we knew that they would be flying by the seat of their pants BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #79
This is standard Gym Jordany word salad bullshit. The Senate will be ho hum about this. ancianita Jan 2020 #98
Lying right off the bat, in all his TV atty persona - sickening. nt AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2020 #82
Heeeeeeeeeeeere's Jay! NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 #71
Does his voice always sound like he's whining and about Bettie Jan 2020 #74
Back to the lying. Zoonart Jan 2020 #76
Fucking Jay Sekelow is a fucking co-conspirator in this shit. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2020 #73
+1, uponit7771 Jan 2020 #88
Rebuttal Mossfern Jan 2020 #75
And Sekulow plays the same old broken tune blogslut Jan 2020 #77
Sekulow is totally choking C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #81
Why are you there, Jay? C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #84
Because Trump doesn't pay his bills . . NellieStarbuck Jan 2020 #109
Well, let's just hope better Jan 2020 #112
That fucker Sekulow should be fined for lying. SamKnause Jan 2020 #85
Excuse me while I get some Valerian supplements. nt Mike 03 Jan 2020 #86
So this guy is going over hack talking points and not refuting Schiff !?!? Senate is hack forum uponit7771 Jan 2020 #87
He is a hack and his oratory is unworthy of being heard by Justice Roberts. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #93
Four points Schiff laid out comparing the Clinton impeachment trial to the current Trump Impeachment Mersky Jan 2020 #89
Sekulow seems like a lawyer who's just good enough to know he's got nothin'. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2020 #90
Well done Mr. Schiff LibfromtheNorth Jan 2020 #91
You use "SUCK" like it's the ultimate insult. not_the_one Jan 2020 #122
****LIVE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL THREAD 2**** UP BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #92
Thank you for doing this, BumRushDaShow! ancianita Jan 2020 #103
Thank you, BumRush! Mersky Jan 2020 #111
Previously into ambulance chasing ads, sekulow is now Mersky Jan 2020 #94
I'm not watching sham trial when one knows the result, already. demosincebirth Jan 2020 #95
Wow. All the President's Lawyers are just gonna lie. blogslut Jan 2020 #96
Utter bullshit budkin Jan 2020 #100
They are playing to the ignorant public. Lying their asses off. nolabear Jan 2020 #101
These fuckers need to be fined for intentionally lying. SamKnause Jan 2020 #102
+ agree. iluvtennis Jan 2020 #108
Recommended. H2O Man Jan 2020 #104
Adan Schiff is a very skilled prosecutor. gademocrat7 Jan 2020 #105
Well PatSeg Jan 2020 #115
One of the traitor lawyers Liberalhammer Jan 2020 #110
Process process, process LittleGirl Jan 2020 #121
ZOOM,.. Zoom,.. zoom,... magicarpet Jan 2020 #127
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