“When [Hogan] died in 2017, every obituary led with praise for his great act of political courage,” Hoyer said. In a different but equally eloquent style, Schiff cajoled members to look at the facts, which most Republicans barely bothered to dispute. Turning to Republicans, he asked: “Why should we care about what the president did to Ukraine? But frankly, the Republican Party that amplifies voters’ confusion and sense of victimhood is not a magnet for rocket scientists, witty conversationalists or creative thinkers. There is no other way to say it: The Republican Party is an embarrassment.

Source: Washington Post December 19, 2019 14:15 UTC