Earworm of the Afternoon -- Peg

Straw Polling

I love my staff...

My team has started a group text, and I just looked at my phone and found this between two employees, "L" and "C."

L: Don't be jealous.

C: Of what?

L: I decided to take my daughter and her friend to breakfast before tryouts and they are arguing whether a straw has one or two holes.

C: Huh... well it's like two holes, but it's like a tunnel so maybe one hole.

C: Hmmm now I am questioning it.

L: One hole. Duh.

L: Ha.

C: Idk...

L: Like an elongated donut.

L: Plastic donut.

C: OK. Fair.

L: I have ONE headache.

C: Me too.

Late Night Track -- See Me Slumber

A New Hope?

Pelosi taps Adam Schiff and House Intelligence panel to lead narrow impeachment push over Ukraine scandal - CNNPolitics https://t.co/U6dyWRQ9cR

— Karol Cummins (@karolcummins) September 27, 2019

When I see the headline worded this way, I'm convinced this is entirely a headfake to make Trump's people use up all the ammo they have right off the bat, or Pelosi already thinks she can remove Trump from office.

If it were Nadler, maybe. But given all of the shit he's been gathering and hinted to us about since even before the Dems won the House, there is no universe in which Schiff leads an inquiry in which he shows the public only a bit of it unless it's all he thinks he needs. If it were Nadler, maybe. But given all of the shit he's been gathering and hinted to us about since even before the Dems won the House, there is no universe in which Schiff leads an inquiry in which he shows the public only a bit of it unless it's all he thinks he needs.

There is a section of the Mueller report in which it's made pretty clear that the report is aimed to be handed off to Congress to take the investigation off of his hands, and advancing it through impeachment or other means.

My assumption has been, and I think that I'm right, is that it was because Mueller saw the writing on the wall -- he wasn't going to be allowed to continue much longer.

I wrote this five months ago: "... it's kinda like at the end of Rogue One, with Mueller as the dude who's running from Vader before the doors close trying to hand off the Death Star plans."

So who is Adam Schiff in this analogy?




That's right. Obi-Wan Motherfucking Kenobi.

Holy Hell, Impeachment is Coming

I thought I'd been too optimistic on this. Turns out, maybe the opposite.

🚨 #BREAKING: “7 freshman Democrats call for impeachment hearings: ”These allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect”

- by Gil Cisneros, Jason Crow, Chrissy Houlahan, Elaine Luria, Mikie Sherrill, Elissa Slotkin and Abigail Spanberger https://t.co/XFfd5ZIKkE

— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) September 24, 2019

I already had Crow, but Spanberger was on my Out list, and Luria and Slotkin were on my Maybes.

This is the rest of the Maybes:

Here are the five left on my "Too Close to Call" list. Contact them and watch this space. We may only need one, but we'll take them all.

• Abby Finkenauer, Iowa
• Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania
• Tom Suozzi, New York
• Tom O'Halleran, Arizona
• Cindy Axne, Iowa

This is moving quickly. 157 have announced now.

My tally: 217 in, 14 out, 5 too close to call. One away.

OK, Make That Seven

Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), the Congressperson in the bluest seat on my "Maybe" list is in on impeachment.

That's big. I've been saying for months that the Democrats will impeach when the press starts to understand that they *HAVE* to. It's starting to look like that now:

My count is now at 214 in, 15 out, 7 too close to call.

Here are the seven left on my "Too Close to Call" list. Contact them and watch this space:

• Abby Finkenauer, Iowa
• Elissa Slotkin, Michigan
• Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania
• Tom Suozzi, New York
• Vicente Gonzalez, Texas
• Tom O'Halleran, Arizona
• Elaine Luria, Virginia
• Cindy Axne, Iowa

You Want Impeachment?

Obviously, if you're looking for someone who wants to dive headfirst into an impeachment vote, you're on the wrong blog.

But if you do, stop screaming at Pelosi. Per my epic post from last weekend, if you want an impeachment vote to happen, call these eight (links to their contact info):

• Abby Finkenauer, Iowa
• Elissa Slotkin, Michigan
• Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania
• Tom Suozzi, New York
• Vicente Gonzalez, Texas
• Tom O'Halleran, Arizona
• Elaine Luria, Virginia
• Cindy Axne, Iowa

You get these eight to come out for it publicly, you'll get a vote. Guaranteed.

I don't think you will, because I don't think the case that will get their constituents to support that move has been assembled yet, but if you do get any of them to put it on the record, let me know.

My Read of Seth Abramson's Proof of Conspiracy -- Chapter Ten

Time to start Chapter 10 of @SethAbramson's #ProofOfConspiracy. Only 100 pages left! You can find my Chapter 9 thread archived here: https://t.co/ykH081yxN4

— Jason Consolidation (@tgconsolidation) September 21, 2019

Back to Chapter Nine

My Read of Seth Abramson's Proof of Conspiracy -- Chapter Nine

It's time! Chapter 9 of Seth Abramson's Proof of Conspiracy. You can find my Chapter 8 thread archived here: https://t.co/YRizrvhvXx

— Jason Consolidation (@tgconsolidation) September 20, 2019

Back to Chapter 8

On to Chapter 10

My Read of Seth Abramson's Proof of Conspiracy -- Chapter Eight

Time to get back into Seth Abramson's #ProofofConspiracy. We're up to Chapter 8 ,"Tel Aviv, The Purge, the Chairman, and The Spy Army."

— Jason #ButJohnMashburn'sEmail Consolidation (@tgconsolidation) September 18, 2019

Back to Chapter Seven

On to Chapter Nine