Four years ago, a relatively unknown congressman was all over cable TV making
some very insistent statements as the House of Representatives moved toward its
first impeachment of Donald Trump.

“The founders of this country warned against a single-party impeachment for good
reason. They feared that it would bitterly and perhaps irreparably divide our
nation.”

“We have an election in 11 months. Let the people decide this.”

That relatively unknown congressman was Rep. Mike Johnson — who of course is now
Speaker of the House. (Until the MAGA wing turns on him like it did his recently
deposed predecessor, Kevin McCarthy.)

In a move that could not be more hypocritical, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
has pushed Congress to open a groundless impeachment inquiry into President Joe
Biden.

Um, a few thoughts:
* Today’s Republican Party clearly doesn’t know the meaning of hypocrisy or
shame. But this is quite pathetic nonetheless.

* Trump’s first impeachment was over his attempt to solicit foreign
intervention in the 2020 election — essentially blackmailing the government
of Ukraine, by withholding aid, to dig up dirt on Hunter Biden, son of
Trump’s political rival — and then obstructing a congressional inquiry into
the plot.

* The evidence of Trump’s wrongdoing was mountainous.

* And, in case anyone has forgotten, Trump was impeached not once but twice —
single-handedly equaling the total number of previous presidential
impeachments in our nation’s entire history.

* Meanwhile, Trumpist Republicans have been desperately scrounging for
something — anything — to credibly impeach Joe Biden over.

* And what have they come up with? Exactly bupkis. Zilch. Not one damn thing.

You don’t have to think Joe Biden is the best president ever to recognize that
this impeachment charade by House Republicans is nothing but naked partisan
retaliation in fealty to Donald Trump.

A message to every member of Congress:
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The unfounded impeachment charade ginned up by rookie House Speaker Mike Johnson
is nothing more than flagrant partisan retaliation and a transparent maneuver to
distract from the criminal charges — the numerous criminal charges — against
Donald Trump. It should be ended before it goes any further.
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