From the very first, I deemed the Ukraine Affair nothing but the latest Acme Impeachment Machine of the Wile E. Coyote Democrats. So for the most part it has turned out to be. We watch catatonic as Deep State mediocrities discuss their precious feelings about third-hand information while the media declares each Hamlet-like meditation a “bombshell,” and Never Trumpers gravely scratch their chins.
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But for all that, and in spite of the largely worthless testimony, a more realistic picture of the Trump Administration has emerged. It was outlined in an impressive letter from Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin — a letter brought to my attention by Daniel Henninger’s latest column in the Wall Street Journal.
.... What makes this statement so powerful is that Johnson did disagree with Trump about Ukraine and did set out to convince him to support Ukraine’s new government in order to strengthen its anti-corruption efforts and protect it from Russian predation.
QuoteThomas Jefferson famously wrote: “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground.” Trump — by accident, by intention or, as I suspect, by the hilarious whim of a mirthful God — is impeding that progress. And the powers-that-be just can’t stand it.
I'm not being melodramatic when I say we are truly at a crossroads that will define whether or not we remain a free people.