if the House of Representatives had pursued oversight and accountability from 2017 to 2020 as vigorously as they did from 1994 to 1998, and they held that orange freak to the same standards as they held Bill Clinton, there would have been 500 impeachments by the end of his term.
I was naive. I really believed. it was January 2017 and I was sure that the lies, the chaos, the incompetence, and the brazen corruption of the regime would be so embarrassing to Ryan and McConnell that they would cut a deal and force the orange freak out, and make Pence president. after a few months I realized holy fuck. they don't give a shit. they have no principles. they're giving him a free pass on a massive crime spree. I was naive.
two years later Dems win the House, so I think "now we'll see some action"... Donald shut down the gov't before Nancy even got the gavel. the first few weeks were hectic. then I heard that she said he wasn't worth impeaching because opportunity cost, and I thought "that's really dumb. she's gonna have to walk that back" but I still gave her the benefit of the doubt. I defended her. I told people she's waiting for the Mueller Report. a few months later the Mueller Report comes out and... crickets. nothing. not a peep from Pelosi. I was apoplectic. I suddenly realized that I'd been conned. she never intended to lift a finger against Trump. she was on his side. she was going to steadfastly ignore all the malfeasance. she had no principles. she was going to enable the orange criminal just like Paul Ryan had.
