Someone put in my head that they’re one of the writers sock puppets and I can’t shake that feeling

Good luck making sense like that. I’ve been making this same point for years and it never seems to stick

I think we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this, the conversation isn’t really going anywhere

Or it could be your writing that’s the issue. Regardless, this at least made sense

So, you don’t actually have an answer then? Because you sure haven’t given anything but circular arguments so far. You basically said it matters that they’re not discussing impeachment right now because they’re not discussing impeachment right now

“that support/opposition is pretty hard coded at this point”

“The Mueller report has name ID and cultural currency”

That doesn’t answer any question at all.

“You will never have a better foundation than the content of the Mueller report” 

Let me rephrase: Why does it matter? If they take the time to build a more solid foundation on which to base articles of impeachment, what difference does it make that they “shut down discussions” months before?

What difference does it make if they reverse course later, other than optics?

How is waiting for a better foundation on which to build a possible impeachment case “rolling over”?

“holding them accountable for that criminality”

“the Speaker popping off with Trump not even being worth the impeachment before the redacted Mueller report was released”

That’s what I’ve said elsewhere on here. The problem with hardcore “progressives” is that they seem to care more about optics than winning elections and getting shit done

“They will be emboldened and manufacture something to rally around no matter what” 

That’s the problem, hardcore “progressives” are all about optics; they (apparently at least) don’t really give a shit about winning elections in order to get shit done

That’s the problem, hardcore “progressives” are all about optics; they (apparently at least) don’t really give a shit about winning elections in order to get shit done

“Obviously it would take substantial political capital to do so”

“it would allow them to exert a lot of control over the news cycle”