I can not be angry at republicans - only sad for our country.

What I witnessed yesterday was actually sad.   The Republicans defense was that if the crime attempt failed . . .  there is no crime.  If you attempt to strong arm someone and it does not work . . . it's not a crime at all.  attempt to rob a bank and you don't get the money?  Not a crime. 

Of course this is different then the presidents defense which is there was no attempt for a crime anyway.  It's sad when elected officials are more worried about keeping power then defending the constitution.

Of course if the Republicans say there was no crime because the tactic never worked then there was no crime in firing ambassadors and reaming their names over the coals and no crime in having a secret back channel diplomacy running counter to the intelligence community and no crime in lying to the citizens of the country or the House and Senate saying nothing happened.

Notice how the defense really never even asked questions but just had speeches about outing the whistle blower which is so old news it's embarrassing.

I would be angry at the buffoon Republicans but it just makes me sad how they are acting like spoiled children protecting a literal psychopath President.

I DID love when the asshole complained that if the Dems were serious they should call the whistle blower to testify since he started all of this and the reply was that the Dems WISHED the real person that started this, the President, should be called to testify.  And everybody laughed. 

Then they complained that it was a kangaroo court because all the witnesses were on one side, against the President.  And they were reminded that EVERYBODY that would defend the Presidents actions refused to cooperate and would not testify.  Showing that the President is guilty as sin (otherwise why not defend the Pres . . . because they can't).

It was a bad bad day for defending the President and looking like you actually care about the constitution.  The republicans could not care less about the Constitution.  It's all about power. 

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Meanwhile in Italy it seems wild hogs dug up 22,000 of cocaine.  The police found this out when they were monitoring some drug people and they were complaining about the hogs.   Four were arrested.   No news of the hog.   

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Field Goal kickers are hitting at a 80.5% rate.  Lowest since 2003.

Fourth down a 2 to go?  35% of the time a team will go for it. Fourth and one 53% teams will go for it.  Don't look now but analytics are taking over football . . slowly.  Pretty soon punts will be a thing of the past.

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Jimmy Fallon has seen a 17% drop in ratings (I never really liked him). Colbert is crushing Fallon and Kimmel. 

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SADLY - the cortisone is wearing off on my knee.