tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post1051719527084066776..comments2024-03-28T09:13:04.373-04:00Comments on KIKO'S HOUSE: Pollyanna Meets The Donald. Or, Why I'm Optimistic About Robert Succeeding. Shaun Mullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-39824539053140728312018-11-12T05:45:17.094-05:002018-11-12T05:45:17.094-05:00You ARE a Pollyanna. If I were a confirmed naysaye...You ARE a Pollyanna. If I were a confirmed naysayer, rather than a registered cynic, I’d say this:<br /><br />Dems don’t get House control until Jan. 3, and much damage can be done between now & then.<br /><br />I don’t put it past Whitaker (and Trump) to demand all extant copies of Mueller’s report and evidence, then make that work mysteriously get lost or be forever sealed as a grand jury product, somehow misplaced in the bowels of a Justice Department obscure safe.<br /><br />If the Mueller probe’s findings are ‘disappeared,’ House Dems will have scant actual documentary evidence on which to base impeachment efforts. We’re then hoping the SDNY fed prosecutors or the NY AG’s office can intervene, but that may produce only half-baked prosecutions of minions, likely not thwarting Trump.<br /><br />You may not be able to fire the FBI, but they lack prosecutorial power, and many in the bureau (at least the NYC shop, if not further) appear to be Trump fans anyhow.<br /><br />Mueller’s silence has been potent, but if he’s mindful of rules governing grand jury proceedings’ secrecy, he may not feel that he can be fully public with his plaints.<br /><br />As I say, I’m merely a cynic -- not a doomsday merchant or conspiracist -- so I don’t actually believe that all of this will transpire, but some of it surely could. It alarms me that, despite constant evidence that Trumpsters have no regard for legalisms, historic precedent or common procedure, people keep expecting they will play by the same norms that have governed corruption inquiries in the past. I’m not fully convinced that the rule of law has any sway with him or many of his minions, so what they’re capable of is anybody’s guess.<br /><br />Once again, we’re left to assume that judges, other law enforcement, an enraged citizenry or a suddenly civic-minded Congress will step up and step in to right this wrong. But what if the rule of law and the forces of law enforcement are themselves too weak, too procedural or too corrupted by now – and Trump et al. just spit in the eye of the virtuous? <br /><br />As he likes to say, “We’ll see what happens….”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-38984375812550200522018-11-11T15:41:59.683-05:002018-11-11T15:41:59.683-05:00I think it is fair to say we hope you are right.I think it is fair to say we hope you are right.Kenne G. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432402794506286447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-59698950664534533852018-11-11T15:40:32.907-05:002018-11-11T15:40:32.907-05:00Sharp writing! You are persuasive, but it's ha...Sharp writing! You are persuasive, but it's hard not to feel existential dread for our democracy. Even when the buffoon is finally gone, his buffoonery may live on.Bscharlotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667913621618808338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-41052229184671828302018-11-11T10:50:45.376-05:002018-11-11T10:50:45.376-05:00I hope you're right! One particular thing that...I hope you're right! One particular thing that bothers me, though, is that Trump can't fire the FBI, but he can keep firing its directors...Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-33510119120537213962018-11-11T09:28:56.650-05:002018-11-11T09:28:56.650-05:00Ha! Never a fan of Pollyanna, but perhaps I was wr...Ha! Never a fan of Pollyanna, but perhaps I was wrong! Carolnoreply@blogger.com