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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRick Wilson was telling it like it is on MSNBC just now.
He said, Dems should have let the lawyers handle the hearing yesterday.
Dems are not ready to hold impeachment hearings.
Dems should concentrate on winning the Senate
Nevermypresident
(781 posts)TheRealNorth
(9,478 posts)If you are not an experienced prosecutor, stop your grand standing and get out of the way.
Or else we lose.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)to higher office down the road. Of course, GOPers are doing it too without any redeeming aspects.
Let professionals do it.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)On edit:. Rick also said that they were no Fred Thompson and Sam Dash from Watergate.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)The point of the inherent contempt authority and having the Sergeant-at-Arms arrest someone is to GO GET THEM AND BRING THEM APPEAR. Lewandowski, as far as I could see, already in the room, so that whole "Go arrest that man!" thing would have been entertaining to watch, but ultimately pretty ridiculous.
Maybe they could have arrested him and dragged him the 10 feet from the witness table to the said ...
BootinUp
(47,143 posts)standingtall
(2,785 posts)and has been against Democrats impeaching Trump from the start. Probably because after Trump is gone he will be able to say how bad he though Clinton was especially sense Trump wasn't impeached.
Ninga
(8,275 posts)Rick Wilson spent 30 years as a Republican ad-makers, political strategist and campaign consultant helping elect conservatives across America. In 2015, Rick was one of the founders of the Never Trump movement.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Wasn't he among those demanding Democrats start impeachment hearings yesterday?
This is one of the reasons I have difficulty taking these people seriously. I knew that many of the people who were demanding impeachment hearings would immediaty change their tunes the minute the hearing sstarted and pivot to attacking the Democrats for not doing the hearings "right."
JI7
(89,248 posts)Robert Mueller wasn't like DeNiro was in some film where he plays tough guy.
the republicans behave like asses which Pelosi knew they would and the media asks what democrats are going to do instead of demadning why republicans don't ask or want to know certain things.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)redstateblues
(10,565 posts)pansypoo53219
(20,974 posts)kentuck
(111,089 posts)Just like most of the talking heads on cable networks.
Also, he may have been trying to help Brian Williams cover for his comments the night before. He was very critical of the Democrats.
TheRealNorth
(9,478 posts)Media persons like him are why we have Trump.