Three Ring Circus

I'm beginning this post on 11/18/19.  

Over the past two months, our House of Reps has not only continued to display their slide into insanity, but have now resorted to 3rd grade tactics.

First of all, the definition of insanity:  Doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results.

Let's recap a bit:
-Russian Investigation:  Nothing came of it.
-Mueller Report:  Nothing came of it.
-Phone Call to Ukraine:
     -Rep. A.S read the 'transcript' and embellished, not realizing the transcript was online, and it showed that AS lied.
     -Dems held 'closed door' hearings/meetings, and tried to 'spin' their findings.
     -Reps finally resorted to 'storming the barn door', only to get Dems feeling outraged and looking like kids caught in the cookie jar.

Now this public hearing:
DAY 1: (11/13)
     -The New Yorker had a picture of NP as a circus clown; someone else as a Lion Tamer, and AS as the Ringmaster.  Hence my title of this post!
     -Two 'star witnesses' came off more concerned about Ukraine's policy/treatment/politics/whatever than they did what's going on in the phone call.
     -Opening statement sounded good, but during questioning, they stuttered, sounding more like a Loony Tunes character as they tried to defend themselves.
     -When asked, point blank, if there was anything wrong with the phone call, both men said 'No.'

My song for the day:  'Take It On The Run'..."Heard it from a friend who....heard it from a friend who....heard it from another..."

Even the news media was calling this a huge lesson in the kindergarten game of 'Telephone'.

DAY 2:  (11/15)
     -The female ambassador took the stand, and sounded credible.  She also stated she thought the ambassadorship should be non-partisan, and that she'd worked under both Dem and Rep administrations.  But she also stated that the ambassadorship should only be there to uphold set standard foreign policy.....ummm....doesn't it change from administration to administration?
     -By the end of her testimony, she came off as a disgruntled worker, angry for being fired.
     -I think she did a better job of answering questions than the previous 'star witnesses'.

I had two songs:  'Rumors'...."How do rumors get started....they're started by jealous people...."
              'The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything'...."we just stay home and lay around..."  
Fortunately, I had one sharp Rep friend who got it!  I don't know if my far-left friends 'get it' or not, but this way I can quietly voice my opinion and not get slammed on FB for my 'opinion'!

DAY 3:  (11/19)
I had to laugh at two separate incidents.
      -One of the senators accidentally called the Lt Col 'sir', whereupon he interrupted the senator to correct him.  "I'm to be addressed as XYZ."
      -Later, that same LC said he'd disclosed the phone call to another member of the intelligence community.  When pressed for which agency, he declined, saying 'under advice of council, he wasn't going to answer', and when pressed again, the lawyer reiterated it.  Then AS interrupted saying that this was an attempt to out the whistle blower, and this line of questioning needed to end.  At which DN asked, since the Intelligence Committee was the one asking the questions, didn't it stand to reason it was OKAY to reveal which agency the person the LC spoke to was a part of?  You could clearly see it in his face he couldn't believe what AS said, nor the 'advice of council' forbidding it.

Song:  Snow Patrol, Chasing Cars..."Let's waste time...."

Day 4:  (11/20)
I did end up watching the 1st hour, due to a dog occupying my lap.
     -Ambass. GS seemed to be disagreeing with AS's opening statement, shaking his head once and whispering to whomever was sitting next to him.
       -GS recounted that the only 'inappropriate' request was that investigations into the 2016 elections and then a visit to the WH would be arranged.  NOT anything to do with looking into the investigation into HB's company.
     -AS asked if GS understood the HB situation to be a 'new development'....GS said no, until AS 'spinned' it in 'seeing HB's name' in the transcript.  Then he said yes.
     -GS also refuted the testimony of LC and the other ambass from the previous day, saying he did not recall the same things, and this is what he DID recall.
     -GS stated he was not allowed full access to his email/phone records to refresh his memory.

Song:  Dead or Alive, You Spin Me Right Round

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12/4:
My father passed away shortly after I posted that, so didn't pay attention for the next two weeks.  Frankly, I don't know why it has now shifted to another committee, and Nad is now in charge.

All I do know is what I've heard is very much the same yada yada yada, and stupid accusations which never took place are being cited as 'evidence'.

Song:  Reba McEntire Rumor Has It.