In a bizarre tweet this afternoon, CNN's token Republican, Matt Lewis, pointed a finger of blame at Nikki Haley for the impeachment mess. Not a mess for Democrats, which it is, but according to Lewis a mess for Senate Republicans.
Haley Tweeted:
"I don’t believe the Dems are pushing these impeachment hearings because they believe they can defeat the President, I believe this is a political game to win senate seats of those senators in vulnerable elections. It is one of the biggest political campaigns we have ever seen."
Lewis responded:
"Gee, I wonder who’s to blame for putting these vulnerable Republican senators in such an awkward no-win situation???"
Lewis is referring to a story that Nikki Haley resisted joining a coup against President Trump a couple years ago.
In Lewis's mind if Haley had gone along with a cabinet coup a couple years ago, this latest coup wouldn't be necessary.
In a later tweet Lewis declared that he is now in the "Don't rush it camp" regarding impeachment. After spending the last couple weeks in vain searching for a High Crime and Misdemeanor Lewis now seems to concede that there is no basis, yet, for impeaching the President.
It could be that Lewis doesn't support impeachment now because of his reading of the polls. The politics are not good for Democrats. I doubt he has an understanding of the constitution, or the long term ramification of impeaching a President without a crime.
However, it is clear Lewis is no conservative. Someone who supports the constitution would not support a coup within the executive branch. And a conservative would not support an impeachment without a crime.
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