You don’t need to be an expert in communication to have seen another truth emerge during the impeachment hearings: Statesmanship has taken a huge hit.
Congressmen Nunes, Jordan, Conaway, and Ratcliffe, in particular, were apparently so desperate after hearing the duty-bound testimonies of Taylor, Kent, Yovanovitch, Miller, Williams, Vindman, Hill and Holmes that they shamelessly attacked their integrity.
We saw how far the Republican Party has come from its roots – adrift in a murky sea of vitriol. Representative Hurd, a Republican, disagreed with impeachment, but didn’t lower himself in his summary by disparaging witnesses.
Yet, how far so many others have fallen, choosing the low and pathetic route of personal insult in place of civility in search of truth.
The next formal stage of impeachment is not in the hands of the people. But nothing stops voters from writing to their senators and congressional representatives rejecting rampant incivility – especially aimed at people who did not choose to testify and who have quietly and admirably served their country.
Aren’t congressional representatives and senators supposed to be above this? Do they no longer care about setting an example? Is there no bottom to their deepening chasm of crudity?
There’s simply no excuse.
Unfortunately, what you say is true. Civility is no longer in vogue in the political world, a trend practiced by the President
In response to your question: “Do they no longer care about setting an example?”
What mythical Republican party ethics and civility are you referring to?!
If you mean are they getting worse in their insolence well then…but, when have they ever VOTED with any real compassion or respect for others?
As compared to when, to what? The rest of us “human scum?” Seriously, need you ask?!
In a country where the M.O. for the Republican Party has always been: “We can lie our way out of anything” – McCarthygate, Watergate, Milken Junk Bondgate, Iran-Contra-gate, Huntagate, Exxongate, Errongate, Iraq-gate, 2008gate, gerrygate, votergate, now Putingate, Turkeygate, MBSgate, Ukrainegate,
(I’m sure I’ve left out more) — so, we dems? Whattawegot?! Cigargate!
Voting Republican is pathological…sans civility or conscience. Is passive-aggressive feigned and disingenuous politeness ever a suitable substitute for real sincerity?
Riddle me this: name one “conservative” accomplishment achieved by the GOP in the last 70 years! Name one! Please, I’m waiting. So far I haven’t found a single Republican voter or politician who can respond to my challenge, in any way other than utter silence. And yes, I actually have googled my own query! Not even google rendered me an example…that’s because there isn’t one, not one.
Being a Republican is pathological, and the Republicans who discover this dirty little fact, leave the party. Who wouldn’t?!
The $65 million question is why do the rest of the deplorables (who support Trump as well as support the incarcerated children sleeping on concrete in cages to be separated from their parents) stay in such a vile party?
It goes beyond feigned civility and transgresses into reprehensible cruelty!