The Incredibly Dangerous Democrats

With the recent testimony of Michael Cohen, it became apparent that the Dems did not have the Russian collusion story that they were seeking. After all, Cohen said he had no hard evidence of collusion. Cohen was supposed to have been in Prague to further the conspiracy with Russia, except that he testified that he has never been in the Czech Republic. And, he could not even support the allegation that Trump told him to lie to Congress i.e. obstruction; saying that Trump never told him to lie to Congress, it was just the way he interpreted what Trump said.

But none of that matters to Rep. Jerry Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Nadler decided he needs to delve into every corner of Trump's life, and 81 other people and entities that have had contact with Trump. As one commentator noted, Nadler's approach is reminiscent of Stalin's secret police chief: "show me the man and I'll show you the crime." To put it another way, one of the Watergate attorneys said if the government wants to get someone, they'll get them. I do not care which side of the fence you are on, if you agree with Nadler then shame on you. And if you do agree, then I propose we open up a special prosecutor on each and every member of Congress. Once we start looking into their closets I would bet we can get rid of at least half of them.

Nadler justifies his "inquisition" by claiming that President Trump makes "near-daily attacks on our basic legal, ethical, and constitutional rules and norms." After all, one reporter from the Washington Post said "the administration's war on leaks and other efforts to control information are the most aggressive I've seen since the Nixon administration." And a reporter from the New York Times called the administration "the greatest enemy of press freedom in a generation." And, the San Diego Union Tribune called the administration "the least transparent and the most antagonistic toward the media since the Nixon administration." They also said the administration "prosecuted three times as many cases targeting whistle-blowers and leakers than all previous administrations combined."

Did you guess it? The truth is none of the above comments were made about the Trump administration - they were all said about the Obama administration. Not only did he attack the press, as indicated above, he went all-out against Fox News. And the Constitution? Obama was not much for the separation of powers between the three branches of government. Recall that he said he had a pen and he had a phone, and if Congress would not act he would. Recall his executive order regarding the "Dreamers," DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Except, the Constitution gives Congress the power to make laws on immigration, not the President.

You may recall that immediately after the passage of the Affordable Care Act many employers were concerned about being able to comply. I am sure it was entirely coincidental that of the over 2000 waivers granted, about 20% were in the district of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Talk about corruption. And the State of Nevada, then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's home state, got a waiver. For the entire state. Aside from the obvious corruption, favoring the two people who helped push the ACA through Congress, the granting of those waivers by the Obama Administration was illegal. The ACA was law. Obama had no authority to grant waivers for a year. When there is a problem with a statute, it is up to the legislative body that passed the law to pass what is called "clean up legislation" to fix those problems. The executive has no such authority. But that did not stop Obama.

Let us not forget that it was the Obama administration that illegally used the IRS to target conservative groups and individuals. If you do not recall this, or if you do not believe me, just look at the 10/27/17 post by Peter Overby on NPR, a liberal site. The article notes that the IRS "expresses its sincere apology" for the mistreatment of conservative groups. The article also references a substantial settlement between the IRS and numerous conservative groups.

Again, there was no prosecution of Hillary Clinton, who, as Secretary of State, set up a private email server for her official business. The deletion of 33,000 of her emails was never prosecuted for obstruction of justice. Now that the Dems are the "law and order" party, perhaps they can explain why they have no interest in the daily violation of our immigration laws at our southern border.

If you still believe the claptrap claim by Nadler used to justify all of his unwarranted scrutiny into every aspect of Trump's life, then I am sorry to say - but you care more about "getting Trump" than the future success and survival of our country. And, I would suggest that you might want to pray that the government does not come looking for you. Because this is an investigation in search of a crime.