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PODCAST: Impeachment: Here Today, Yawn Tomorrow

If the impeachment drudgery is putting the senators to sleep, it’s no wonder Americans are tuning it out. According to the latest Nielsen ratings, millions of viewers are changing the channel — and based on the president’s growing approval rating, they wish House Democrats would too.

Even after marathon sessions — 12 and 13 hours — nothing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) party has produced smacks remotely of the “high crimes and misdemeanors” threshold the Constitution sets. Still, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has kept his word on the “fair and even-handed process” — forcing Republicans to sit and listen through days of painfully uncompelling testimony. “Everyone can see now there’s nothing there,” Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) told me on “Washington Watch” Thursday. “I mean, God bless them, Tony. They don’t have anything to present. And they’ve got to fill somehow two full days with such a bad case. They did it to themselves. But here we are.”

As for the senators themselves, Mike says, there’s a reason the cameras are trained on the people at the podium. While some senators nap, others have been seen passing notes, doing crossword puzzles, even making paper airplanes. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) even gave the GOP members fidget spinners, just to keep their hands busy. Even the famous “candy desk” is taking a hit, after hungry senators demolished the stash.

“Anecdotally,” Congressman Johnson said, “I can tell you that many of them are having a very hard time staying awake. It is so dreadfully boring…” Which is no wonder, he says, since “this is the most vapid evidence-free case for impeachment that has ever been presented certainly in the history of this country.” And regardless of how much ranting and raving the case managers do on the Senate floor, there’s no suspense over the outcome of the trial. The only real suspense will be in November, when voters decide how severely Democrats should pay for this sham.

“It’s the first time a single party has ever advanced an impeachment case like this. And it’s specifically what the founding fathers and the framers of the Constitution warned us against, because they knew that it would weaponize the impeachment function of the Constitution. They were they were terribly afraid of that outcome because they knew would open a Pandora’s box. And that’s what they’ve done here. So they can’t walk it back. It’s too late. They’re trying to do as much damage as they can to President Trump going into the election cycle, hoping against hope that it will have some sort of effect in the election outcome and the turnout. I think it’s going to backfire.”

At the very least, Mike pointed out, Pelosi’s party won’t have a single accomplishment to run on. “… We haven’t done any work of substance in the House for almost a year because they’ve been on this impeachment quest. The American people want us to get back to work.” Meanwhile, work is all the administration has done — protecting life, religious freedom, securing our borders, improving our international relations, negotiating better trade deals, boosting the economy, creating jobs. As White House counsel Pat Cipollone said, “We should end this ridiculous charade and go have an election.” But an election is exactly what Democrats are trying to avoid. And after the disaster of these past 11 months, who can blame them?


Tony Perkins’s Washington Update is written with the aid of FRC Action senior writers.


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SOTU Trump A Unifying Visionary Leader

Trump is redirecting humanity. Absolutely amazing! President Trump brilliantly and expertly delivered perhaps one of the most powerful, impactful and unifying SOTU speech’s in history. President Trump was indeed “Presidential” and delivered a powerful speech reminding us of our unique and extraordinary American greatness, restoring our pride and love for country, restoring our confidence in the hope and promise that our finest days lie ahead. The President spoke of creating a new standard of living for the 21st century for an amazing quality of life, better than ever before. A sense of protection through his leadership, demonstrated success, and a clear unwavering vision for America, Trump broke down barriers of doubt, fear and concern for the challenging, dangerous, frustrating and often fearful and divisive times in which we live. This is what true leaders do. They inspire and unite for a common cause. The cause is freedom.

Trump Unites America

The MSM fake news propaganda portrayal of President Trump as a divider was debunked in one speech on February 5, 2019. Don’t take my word for it. Even CBS (no friend of the President), said most viewers approved of the speech. Republicans did tune in to watch it in much greater numbers than Democrats (as a president’s party typically does) with forty percent of Democrats approved and18 percent strongly approved. The overall numbers were 76% approval 24% disapproval. And how about both Republicans and Democrats on their feet chanting, “USA-USA-USA”. What a night!

Muhammad Ali Round One

Like the former heavy weight champion boxer, Muhammad Ali, Trump kept his distance just sort of tantalizing and jabbing away at the Democrat Socialists before him in the US House of Representatives. The President authoritatively stated that “we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise, and the common good.”  He went on to say that “we can bridge old divisions, heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new solutions, and unlock the extraordinary promise of America’s future.” “We must choose between greatness or gridlock, results or resistance, vision or vengeance, incredible progress or pointless destruction. Tonight, I ask you to choose greatness.”

The President went on and reported the incredible and unprecedented accomplishments of his leadership and administration from foreign policy to prison reform and the economy. This was a long run up to the statement we were all waiting for, that being that “the state of our union is strong”. This left no room for argument.

Round Two Ali Unleashes

In round two,Trump begins to move in on the opposition party by stating that “the only thing that can stop it (our economic success) are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan investigations. If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. It just doesn’t work that way.”

The Knock Out Punch

The President reminded us that for decades past our leaders in this very hall have pledged to build a wall but never got it done Trump went on to say very definitively, “I will get it done”. Trump made it clear that the theft of American jobs and American wealth has come to an end. Trump took on NATO, NAFTA and reminded us of what “Made in the USA” is all about. He spoke of school choice and the fact that nations do not fight endless wars. Trump stated in no unmistakable terms that walls work and that walls saves lives.

Through the lives of real people in the House, he addressed heroism, patriotism, antisemitism, racial injustices and more. Then finally, he delivered the fatal knock out punch; “Lawmakers in New York cheered with delight upon the passage of legislation that would allow a baby to be ripped from the mother’s womb moments from birth. These are living, feeling, beautiful, babies who will never get the chance to share their love and their dreams with the world. And then, we had the case of the Governor of Virginia where he stated he would execute a baby after birth.”

“To defend the dignity of every person, I am asking Congress to pass legislation to prohibit the late-term abortion of children who can feel pain in the mother’s womb. Let us work together to build a culture that cherishes innocent life. And let us reaffirm a fundamental truth: all children — born and unborn — are made in the holy image of God.”

Conclusion

We were born free we will stay free. We will never be a socialist country. The globalists and deep state have met their match. The first two years of Donald Trump in office has delivered multiple effective blows to the enemies of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But we have only just begun what will prove to be a long, long battle to restore human dignity, peace and prosperity to not only America but to the world.

The President effectively demonstrated right from wrong, Good from evil. Greatness, prosperity and abundance from devastation, destruction and despair as we see in Venezuela today. We are winning. Trump is not only gaining supoport from the Democrats, blacks, whites, and Hispanics, but is slowly but surly gaining not only respect, but support from around the globe. I have written about this and other related important subjects here on my website. Rather than close out this article looking at the challenges that are before us, there’s plenty of time to go there, let’s just bask in the glory of God in our amazing country and be proud to be Americans once again. May God bless and protect our courageous leader and President Donald J. Trump

Choose Greatness

The President’s closing remarks at the SOTU: “I ask the men and women of this Congress: Look at the opportunities before us. Our most thrilling achievements are still ahead. Our most exciting journeys still await. Our biggest victories are still to come. We have not yet begun to dream.

We must choose whether we are defined by our differences — or whether we dare to transcend them. We must choose whether we squander our inheritance — or whether we proudly declare that we are Americans: We do the incredible. We defy the impossible. We conquer the unknown.

This is the time to re-ignite the American imagination. This is the time to search for the tallest summit, and set our sights on the brightest star. This is the time to rekindle the bonds of love and loyalty and memory that link us together as citizens, as neighbors, as patriots. This is our future — our fate — and our choice to make.

I am asking you to choose greatness. No matter the trials we face, no matter the challenges to come, we must go forward together.

We must keep America first in our hearts. We must keep freedom alive in our souls. And we must always keep faith in America’s destiny — that one nation, under God, must be the hope and the promise and the light and the glory among all the nations of the world.

Thank you. God bless you, and God bless America. Thank you very much.”

Full Speech

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