Impeachment and All of That

If you've been wondering about the slow speed of any impeachment proceedings in the face of astonishing wrong-doing, lying, obstruction of justice, and self-dealing on the part of that guy in the White House, here's my explanation, in four bullet points:

• The House Democrats have enough votes to pass articles of impeachment.
• The Senate Democrats do not have enough votes to convict.
• There's concern about the electoral effects of a failed trial in the Senate.
• The ideal scenario for the Democrats is for huge amounts of incriminating material to be made public, through a House impeachment investigation, next summer and early fall.

This is a bad/good scenario. On the bad side, 45 continues to harm the country, the environment, our relations with allies, and pretty much everything he touches. On the other hand, how far do you want to go if you can't actually remove him through impeachment? This might be the best that can be done unless and until the Republicans in Congress decide to put country before party.