The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I hate to say this, but for as much as I'd love for "President" Donald Trump to be impeached, now is not the time. Let me explain why. 1) Mission:Impossible : While Democrats control the House and you only need a simple majority in the House to impeach a president, you need a 2/3 majority in the Senate and Republicans have a 53-47 advantage there. In other words, assuming all 47 Democrats supported impeachment, 20 of 53 Republicans would have to do the same, and that's less likely than Elvis Presley winning next week's lottery. So while being impeached by the House may look good on paper, it's not going to result in Trump being ousted from the presidency, so what really is the point? 2) Possible Backlash : When Bill Clinton faced impeachment, his approval numbers rose by 10 points. The Republican Party's net approval decreased to -26% while the Democratic Party's increased to +27%, a staggering difference of 53%! Do I really think the impact of ...

The GOP's gotten themselves in quite the pickle, haven't they? They started the primary season featuring 17 candidates, and even though "outsiders" like Donald Trump and Ben Carson polled well early, party leaders figured an "establishment" Republican would win out in the end. As time progressed, however, it became increasingly apparent that wasn't likely, and before they knew it, the GOP looked at their options and saw only Ted Cruz and Donald Trump left. Cruz and Trump are liked by the GOP establishment about as much as potholes are liked by smart cars. Many in the GOP have now been forced to go with, as they see it, the better of two evils, and have begrudgingly endorsed Cruz over Trump. In knowing it'll be extremely difficult for either to defeat likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the November election, however, multiple GOP leaders have discussed ways to overlook the primaries and nominate someone else at the convention this summer. It...