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4 I The Lovell Chronicle I October 3, 2019
Here we go agairi - the third impeachment process initiated
against a United States President in the last 45 years.
Folks old enough well remember how our nation was tom by
Richard Nixon's impeachment hearings during the Watergate affair
in 1974, leading to his resignation, and by the impeachment pro-
cess involving President Clinton in 1998 for perjury and obstruction
of justice in the Monica Lewinsky case. He was acquitted by the U.S.
Senate in 1999.
The decision by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi last week to
open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump was made
reluctantly, because the Iongtime speaker knows that the action will
once again split an already fractured nation into a divide that may
never be healed.
Indeed, there is very little positive that can come from an im-
peachment proceeding against President Trump. Any action taken
by the House will surely be defeated in the Republican controlled
Senate, and in the meantime, the process will suck all of the air out
of the room. With opposing sides hardened and angry, little or noth-
ing will get done by Congress over the next year and a half. There
will be no working across the aisle during this process, not that our
hyper-partisan elected leaders have worked together very much for
years now.
House Democrats who have been itching for months to start the
process say they are not initiating the action for political reasons, but
impeachment is inherently a political process. It's all about politics,
and like other issues of this kind, all the subpoenas, investigations
and hearings in the world aren't going to sway the most ardent sup-
porters of the president in the Senate, where Republicans hold the
majority.
Many political pundits predict that the impeachment process will
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Life does not always
cooperate. In fact, there
are disagreeable times
that can cause one to
utter rude words or take
bizarre actions that only
worsen an ill-mannered
situation.
Yep. There are dis-
combobulations, ob-
stacles, problems and
ailments. Plus plagues
of locusts. OK, may- Bob Rodriguez
be not the latter, but an
ly wide selection of jobs
and life experiences I've
had a few discourage-
ments. In nearly every
case matters were re-
solved. (Usually in a good
way.) This means that one
must have an attitude
of "I can deal with this"
coupled with the be-
lief that whatever comes
next will be an improve-
ment. Faith in God helps
with travail of the physical kind.
Asthma, pneumonia and chick-
en pox as a child. Bouts of flu and
strep throat after. Followed after
a certain level of aging by stom,
ach problems and heart attacks.
Most recently I thought that my
physician was insulting me be-
cause I thought that he called me
an SOB. Actually he was tellingme
that I have Shortness of Breath al-
though first I thought maybe that
SOB stood for Silly Old Bob. New.
tremendously, too. Now I have COPD, other-
blow up in the face of the Democrats in the 2020 election, just as it,evil horde of grasshoppers this Couple all that with ",Nev- wise known as Chronic Obstruc-
did with Republicans in 2000. In fact, many say that the Pres!dent,year did damage much of our er give up; never surrender like tive Pulmonary Disorder. That di-
I everapoiticalbrawer, actualywelcomesthebattle-'to'c .Think "10w'gr wing vegetati n' Heck, ,Commander Jason. Nesmith::in agnosis has left me panting. But
I' h; :few m 0nm frnm I?'!: llm vem.blaming the: jumpy :ine: : Galaxy.:Quest and: ,you have:e, steps ave!being, taken to,control
I n, m n, Dem-ora h, lieve that it n-e n't m tter whether the, sects for the death of a trans-. Winning way. For example, when that matter so :it s like a breath: of
j y planted pine tree. However, the I was booted out of the Universi- fresh air.
win or lose, saying someone has to take a stand against what they
believe is a presidency that has been rife with corruption, obstruction
of justice and misuse of power.
As for the rest of us, we will watch the proceedings with a mixture
of interest and sadness as any semblance of collaboration evapo-
rates. Those who hate Trump will salivate over every sordid detail,
and those who support him no matter what will grow ever more an-
gnj.
The current impeachment process can be summed up in one
word: unfortunate. For both sides. This action, no doubt in part
spurred on by the president's own pugnacious ' ou're either with me
or against me" method of governance, will do nothing but weaken
our nation, bring any needed action on myriad issues to a standstill
and throw the next 15 months into a quagmire of even greater pos-
turing bickering name calling and inaction.
If they want him out, wouldn't it be better for Democrats to beat
Trump at the ballot box next November?. Perhaps they fear they
cannot do so, or need ammunition for the election to come. Or for
some, maybe they are standing on principle.
One thing is for sure. There's never a dull moment when it comes
to national politics.
- David Peck
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pests are beginning to disappear ty of San Diego after my first (fail- And last week I suffered a se-
due to cold weather, ing) semester, I decided to make vere reaction from a wasp sting.
So, in the case of the up the F classes in summer school So for slightly more than three
plant-eating hordes, by simply at a community college. And what days one finger on my left hand
being patient and avoiding tern- happened? Best of all, I met the was stiff, throbbing and painful.
per tantrums that would cause lovely woman who has been my
my neighbor to lock his doors, the wife for 55 years. Plus, I discov-
matter simply evaporated. So to eredjournalism, whichledto a job
speak, at a major daily newspaper. And
Perhaps my situations and my life took flight.
how I've learned to deal with set- One "secret" to success is to
backs and frustrations will help recognize your God-given talents.
others deal with troubles that If you have a way with words and
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My hiccups are not always hen- well guess what could happen?
dled by me in the most posi- Maybe a pretty decent career
rive and efficient manner. But I'm spanning more than 50 years. Use
learning and that probably is the your talents in a job that you love.
key to enjoying life and increasing If you're making a ton of money
longevity. Hope so. and you're not happy, you're in the
During decades of existing as wrong occupation.
a human being and having a fair- It's important, too, to deal
Having a good attitude helped
with that ailment. Not to mention
keeping the finger elevated and
compressed.
Then I managed to damage
a finger on my right hand while
"fixing" our bathroom sink. That
hurting, bruised and bleeding
digit is much better now; I'm even
able to type, in case you hadn't
noticed. See what I mean by deal-
ing with what comes your way?
Always remember to keep an
open mind, but not so open that
your brains fall out.
"Never give up; never
surrender."
Guest column
Test Yourself:
Q1. What is the
name of the flat, circu-
lar bone that forms the
kneecap?
0.2. Stefani Ger-
manotta is an Amer-
ican music superstar
that has given more
than S100 million to TRIVIA
charity. By what name
is she better known? By John Bemhisel
0.3. What hap-
pened while the comedy play
"Our American Cousin" was per-
formed on April 14, 1865?
0.4. What is 330 divided by 5?
Fun Facts:
The rings of Saturn were like-
cuss the quote, "the
needs of the many out-
weigh the needs of the
few." It was first said by
Spock in the 1982 Star
Trek movie "The Wrath
of Khan."
Switzerland no
longer has landfills. All
heat.
About 2 percent of Americans
are natural redheads. In Ireland
10 percent have red hair.
Human female babies are
born with their eggs in their ova-
was forced to work long days in
a boot factory. For the rest of
his life, much of Dickens' writ-
ing helped increase awareness of
London's poor.
John Lennon was so amused
by people trying to analyze the
Beatles' lyrics that he wrote the
song "Glass Onion" with the line
garbage is either com- "the Walrus was Paul" just to see
posted, recycled or how people reacted. This was one
efficiently burned toyear after the release of the song
produce electricity or "I Am the Walrus."
Answers:
A1. The patella. (Babies aren't
born with a patella bone. It takes
about four years to form.)
A2. Lady Gage
A3. John Wilkes Booth shot
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