Is there a question in there someplace? -- Pug Mahoney
Holding forth on national television knowing that the gavel man is not likely to demand an end to the tirade is a widespread pastime among politicians. It was especially noticeable this week at the impeachment hearings in Washington.
Then again, "hearings" is a misnomer. The congressional investigators can't hear anything if they use their time slot talking rather than asking questions.
In any case, information does indeed come out of the sessions despite the efforts of some to drown it with a torrent of verbiage which, as Shakespeare put it, is often "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Currently, defenders of the GOP faith are verbally pounding the table and attacking the impeachment process. Any attempt to refute the facts fails against the fusillade of information from a squadron of reliable witnesses whose reputations cannot easily be assailed.
Granted, it is the function of partisan politicians to fight any move by members of an opposing party to gain any advantage. But there comes a time when truth, justice and the American way are on the line, and that's when there should be unity in the search for solid information.
Otherwise, the competition is about as reliable as a professional wrestling match. The difference is that an impeachment hearing is not meant to be entertaining.
A musical comedy it ain't.
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