The Impeachment Circus continues

I'm still "attentioning" the impeachment drama in Washington. It's fascinating, frustrating, and tends to exhaust my capacities as a reader.

[btw, did you see that new coinage up there? Attentioning. Meaning to pay attention. As in: "After attentioning the president's speech, maybe we can conversate about it a little."]

I get the pro-impeachment p.o.v. from David Graham's work at The Atlantic, from Talking Points Memo, and from The Bulwark (among others). And I get the anti-impeachment perspective from Sean Davis at The Federalist, American Greatness, and a few other pundit-bloggers that seem relatively sane.

Some more or less random thoughts:

• Andrew McCarthy's contention that the whole process as it stands right now is nothing more than a "Democratic stunt" seems right to me.
• Also, the investigation of a potential political opponent's business dealings while in office should not be off-limits. Hunter doesn't get a free pass because his Dad might be the candidate who runs against Trump next year.
• On the other hand, said investigation of Biden might simply be a smoke-screening attempt to change the media focus. In other words, you better have some real evidence of wrong-doing, or that's just what it looks like. 
• People seem to think that AG Barr is putting together a damning report on Hunter Biden that may change the narrative in Trump's favor. I have my doubts. Also, he'd better hurry.
• Trump does seem a little crazed lately. He needs to get a handle on his compulsive Tweeting. And his Q&As before boarding the helicoptor on the WH lawn are really embarrassing him. Marshall your facts, then give a well-ordered speech to the American people, that's my advice. If your case is sound, make that case in a sound and level-headed way. It works.
• Above all, don't suggest your critics are treasonous, because dude, that makes you sound not only incredibly stupid, but like some tinpot dictator. Curb your bombast instinct, please.
• And speaking of sounding stupid, work on complete sentences. Stay focused and finish the thought you started with before you move on to the next thought, because if you don't sound reasonably intelligent, no one is going to put their confidence in what you say. This is not mere snark. If your case is sound, this will help you win the rhetorical battle.