A week after the best elections I could imagine, I’m feeling like Debbie Downer again. Kamala Harris did the right thing in Mississippi, but she keeps blowing it when it comes to the language of leadership. Here’s what she said about the prospect of impeachment:
"I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea, just to be honest with you, just because we have limited resources.
"I think the energy and the resources need to be put into accountability, need to be put into investigations….And that's where the time should be spent.
"Remember, I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren't there.”
Just to be honest with you? Limited resources? That’s the weak language of someone who is failing to listen to the electorate. Just to be honest with you, I’m looking for a rhetoric that matches the force of JD Vance and Stephen Miller, and puts this reptilian administration on notice. Here’s what I think she should have said:
“I’d love to see Donald Trump impeached. He’s a venal man who has failed our country in a pointless war, ruinous trade policy, and auctioning favors to the highest bidder. He’s turning our country into a concentration camp for immigrants.
“But even if we don’t yet have the votes for impeachment, there’s plenty that we can do to stop this parade. I know a little bit about Congress and that’s where we will be most powerful, by shining a bright light on corruption, self-dealing, and stupidity. And we have to cut off funds for the things we hate. Not a penny more for endless wars. And not a penny more for his criminal family.”