So, Let's Sum Up

What follows is based 100% on hearsay, which is okay since that is the new standard for criminal investigations.  I have watched about seven minutes of the Congressional investigation of President Trump, and none of that was real-time.  I’ve read what others have said and looked at the witnesses’ background, but to determine my position, I’ve watched a couple of news shows, and for the most part, choose as a truth whatever is opposite of what they are reporting

We are entering day-2 of the investigation, which the House leadership would like us to believe is akin to a Grand Jury investigation, although it is public (but only because they weren’t getting a lot of traction on their double-secret investigation).  So far, they've called two career state-department employees who had risen to the rank of Ambassador.   

For those who might not know it, all government service is rank-based.  In the State Department, they have fancy French titles, but for the most part, they are plain old government employees until they reach the equivalent of a full Colonel in the military.  Then they become “ambassadors.”  They’re still plain old government employees, but they just have a little bigger aura of respectability.

Next, we are told they will roll out another Ambassador, one who was appointed by Obama and fired by Trump.  She also has no direct knowledge of the central issue.  I assume her testimony will be as equally damning (from the Democratic perspective), or weak (from the Republican perspective).  At this point, other than pollsters and their 1500 or so subjects, no one really cares what the average citizen thinks.

The two witnesses Representative Schiff called for his opening salvo were at best loyal deep-state partisans.  They had no first-hand knowledge of the phone call that allegedly set this whole shipwreck in motion, but could only report what one of their staff had overheard and speculate on the President’s motives as evidenced by whatever his lawyer Rudy Giuliani was running around Ukraine doing.

In summary:  We can expect the investigation to continue until even CNN drops the gavel to gavel coverage.  I have to wonder what the true agenda for the Democrats is?   The partisan media and all their talking head experts can’t seem to figure it out, and I’m beginning to wonder if the Party Leadership actually has a plan?  Or is this all part of the illusion/diversion while they play three-card Monty with the upcoming 2020 election?