Chuck Schumer, Democrats must have Founding Fathers rolling in their graves: Goodwin By Michael Go

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 Chuck Schumer, Democrats must have Founding Fathers rolling in their graves: Goodwin

By Michael Goodwin

January 21, 2020 | 10:40pm

Near the end of his inflammatory opening remarks Tuesday, Sen. Chuck Schumer tried his best to scale the rhetorical heights. He declared the moment “deep and solemn” and said, “The eyes of the Founding Fathers are upon us.”

If they’re watching, they’re probably rolling over in their graves. Day One of the Trump impeachment trial couldn’t possibly be what they had in mind.

Yes, it was that bad, as history gave way to histrionics.

It is said that Schumer has brought the raw partisan sensibility of the House to the Senate, and that’s not a compliment. His gratuitously nasty speech illustrated the point and set the tone for the dispiriting day.

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This is all just a freakin' game to these idiots.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries quotes Notorious B.I.G. during Trump impeachment trial
By Emily Jacobs
January 22, 2020 | 10:58am

... Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) took a line from Notorious B.I.G. on Tuesday when responding to a question from Jay Sekulow, an attorney on President Trump’s impeachment defense team, who asked, “Why are we here?”. ...

"And we are here, sir, to follow the facts, follow the law, be guided by the Constitution, and present the truth to the American people. That is why we are here, Mr. Sekulow. If you don’t know, now you know,” Jeffries said, closing with a line from the rap icon’s 1994 smash hit “Juicy.”  ...

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