On a party line vote, Dems declare war (and it’s going to be ugly)
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Last night, there was a remarkable split screen on TV that you may have missed if you were glued to CNN or MSNBC.
On one side of the TV screen was the Congress voting along partisan party lines to impeach President Trump for going 61 MPH in a 55 MPH zone.
On the other side was a shot of Trump holding an arena-jammed “in your face“ rally in Michigan — a battleground election state — both figuratively and, now literally..
- Note: Specifically, the rally was held in Battle Creek — the home district of former Republican Congressman Justin Amash who is rumored to be a member of the Dems prosecution team for the Senate trial “since he is able to speak to conservatives”
The split screen immediately brought to mind the admonition commonly attributed to Machiavelli:
“If you’re going to shoot the king, don’t miss”.
Even the Dems had to know that there aren’t 67 Senators who will vote to remove Trump based on the Dems constitutionally shaky articles of impeachment and a pile of hearsay dished by a stream of dismayed and defrocked state department shills.
So, why did they do it?
Surely, the couldn’t have thought that Trump would just retreat to a shell and politely watch the process evolve.
Haven’t the Dems read “The Prince”?
It’s going to get ugly.
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For historical accuracy: Though commonly attributed, Machiavelli didn’t really write those words in “The Prince”.
Here’s the story…..
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For the record
Machiavelli wrote that “the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be of such a kind that one does not stand in fear of revenge.”
That warning has been translated as “Never do an enemy a small injury” … meaning that if one is striking out at an opponent, one should make sure that the fatal blow is struck, successfully ending the confrontation.
Some historians credit Ralph Waldo Emerson with the near-final morphing of the phrase:
“Never strike a king unless you are sure you shall kill him.”
Just replace the word “strike” with “shoot” … and you’ve got today’s common usage.
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