In retrospect, probably was not such a hot idea to schedule Trump's SOTU same day as his acquittal

[NewsCenter28]

So, schedule looks like this now that the senate has killed the idea of calling witnesses or subpoenaing documents.

Wed/Thur/Fri: House opening Statements
Sat/Sun/Mon (next): Defence opening statements
Tue/Wed/Thur (next) Senate questioning
Fri (next): Motion to proceed to closing statements/closing statements
Sat/Mon/Tue (2 weeks): Senate deliberations and acquittal. The deliberations and verdict were, I believe, spread out over 3 days in the Clinton Impeachment Trial.

Not sure why we held the articles and deliberately didn't send them until such time as the schedule works out that Toad will be acquitted the morning of the 4th and get to give a triumphant SOTU the evening of the 4th. Why on earth hand him on a silver platter that good of a day, especially as it gives him an opportunity to dump all over the news cycle that the winner of the Iowa caucuses should be dominating and enjoying. We also decided that the SOTU would be the 4th. Someone dropped the ball and wasn't thinking, like AT ALL. This kind of critical strategic miscalculation is really unforgivable in the most important presidential election year of our lives!!

[NCLefty]

1. 2016 was more important. We could have stopped all of this, and even saved Merrick Garland.

92 million eligible America voters didn't even show up in 2016. That's 30 million more than voted for either major party candidate.

[FBaggins]

2. That wouldn't have saved Garland

Clinton was never going to reappoint him.

The talk (here on DU) at the time was how to keep the lame duck senate from confirming him... to block her from appointing a more liberal selection.

[Hortensis]

4. Yes. 2016 was desperately important. If even those who voted

had voted a bit smarter, everything would have been different. People on the left knew there would be massive election theft and that Russia was in it for the Republicans, but not enough focused on what that could mean, too distracted by the circus and candidates flashing shiny objects, to be alarmed.

[Lexblues]

3. The SOTU was confirmed in advance

of this trial. Pelosi had no idea when this trial would begin or end. The repubs were gonna try to acquit Trump before SOTU no matter the date.

[DeminPennswoods]

5. FTR, there are no Sunday sessions

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[TwilightZone]

6. Have you forgotten who is in charge of the scheduling?

Hint: it's not Democrats. I guess we'll blame them anyway.