To get back on topic a bit: I just read that Francis Rooney, a republican congressman,
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/19/francis-rooney-congressman-retirement-trump-impeachment]is open to the idea of an impeachment inquiry[/url] (meaning: he might vote to impeach, depending on the findings). He also announced his retirement.
As a non-republican, the latter isn't exactly unexpected. Trump doesn't just bully around on twitter a bit, but keeps a grudge against anyone not loyal to him. And that certainly has an impact on the republican party. I can only think of three EDIT: wait...make that four... republicans daring to criticize the president:
1) John McCain. Reason: he was dying
2) Mitt Romney. Reason: he's too popular
3) Francis Rooney. Reason: he's retiring
4) James Mattis. Reason: he got fired (
this is from just last week)
Of course some partisanship is to be expected in any political party (what the h*** are you doing in a party if you disagree with everything?), but as a non-democrat I can say what I feel without being labeled as belonging to any party(1):
The republican party now consists of a bunch of cowards. Trump isn't leading the republican party...he has BECOME the party. Everyone else is just there to uphold Trump's will. Reason nor ideology doesn't fit anymore; it's all about what one guy wants.
Oh, okay...I'm sure someone like
@Xzi will point out that this has been going on long before Donald became their most popular presidential candidate, and that might be true, but still...I want to point at this situation because it's an argument I dare say proves it. Face it, guys: the republicans will do anything to stop the impeachment because it puts THEM in a worse spot. That they're putting the country in a worse spot is at best an inconvenience.
(1): I've said it before some times: to a European, the US democrats by themselves would be considered a right party (or 'centered' at best, depending on what topics we're talking about).