Republicans lose sight of their own impeachment standards

[babylonsister]

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/republicans-lose-sight-their-own-impeachment-standards

Republicans lose sight of their own impeachment standards
12/12/19 12:55 PM
By Steve Benen

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Jon Chait argued persuasively this week that Democrats pursued Trump’s impeachment “in large part because Republicans invited them to do just that.”

When the Ukraine scandal burst into the news, a widespread consensus agreed that the allegations were deeply improper, and quite likely impeachable. “I think it would be wildly inappropriate for an American president to invite a foreign country’s leader to get engaged in an American presidential election. That strikes me as entirely inappropriate,” pronounced Republican Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.

“If there is evidence of a quid pro quo, many think the dam will start to break on our side,” one Republican told the Washington Examiner in September. “Maybe if he withheld aid and there was a direct quid pro quo,” add another.

There’s been plenty of discussion about Republicans radically changing their standards for impeachment since Bill Clinton’s presidency. There’s even been some focus on GOP officials changing their standards since Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. (Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, for example, suggested on Nov. 2, 2016, that Hillary Clinton’s email protocols met the “high crime or misdemeanor” standard.)

And while it’d be encouraging to see Republicans maintain some consistency over the course of several years, I’d settle for GOP officials remaining consistent over the course of a few months.

Alas, as Republicans line up to denounce the impeachment effort, and ignore the mountain of incriminating evidence against Trump, that’s clearly not happening.

[guillaumeb]

1. The GOP has standards?

The all but official Party of racism, and Trump, and birtherism has standards?

That is good to know.

What might these standards include?

Edited to add:
And speaking strictly of GOP standards for impeachment:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212771775

[gratuitous]

2. Republicans are totally living up to their standards

Flaming hypocrisy is so a standard!

[RainCaster]

3. They are remaining consistent- if a Republican does it, it's OK

Treason by DFT is acceptable.

Bribery by DFT is acceptable.

Emoluments (self-enrichment) by DFT is acceptable.

Sloth (months of golf trips) by DFT is acceptable.

Nepotism by DFT is acceptable.

The appearance of nepotism by Joe Biden is not acceptable.

Consorting with a known and convicted child molester by DFT is acceptable.

Consensual sex between consenting adults by Bill Clinton is not acceptable.

Consensual sex between porn stars and DFT are acceptable.

Blocking Congressional subpoenas by DFT is acceptable.

Not so for Bill Clinton... and the list goes on, ad nauseum.

Notice the pattern here? If a Dem does it, it's bad, if a Repug does it, it's good.

The standard is very simple, consistent and oh so wrong.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. So ironic,

Dem Congress Persons following the Rules established by earlier Rethug Majority Rulings. You wrote them,now you are going to have to live by them. Suckers!!!