When they tell you who they are...

I have a very big cold.  Not all that relevant to you but aggravating to me. Anyway, last night I coughed and woke myself up a lot; I had time in which to to think about the impeachment hearing drama in Washington.  I don’t have that much to say all at once. But I am noting particular things as this goes along and I am going to say them

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On Friday Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee harangued about the “the unfairness” of impeachment hearing’s rules.

“But if they find the process unfair, they have only themselves to blame. The House rules that govern this process were adopted in 2015, by the then-Republican majority. And the same Republican leaders leading this criticism helped establish those majority-centric rules at that time. … But while minority-party members once had significant say in who was subpoenaed, a major 2015 rule change rammed through by the Republican majority stripped them of this power.”  Read the whole article here. 

Republicans under Boehner changed the rules when they were in power in order to more freely and aggressively investigate Obama administration polices; including investigating the IRS, the Fast and Furious sale of guns, the review of Benghazi hearings, rules for oversight, the Frank-Dodd finance regulations, immigration, and Obamacare. 

It is interesting that when they had the power, they used it to corral more power. And now they are protesting mightily.

As Maya Angelou said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

Those of us who have in our lives been yelled at, demeaned, interrupted, patronized, and belittled -- are watching.