A New Record For The History Books

   Remember yesterday how I promised this wasn't becoming a political blog? Well...here I am again with another political post. I'm still planning on posting other content but there's something happening literally every minute of every day and it always happens before I can post my usual blogs. So don't worry. They're coming. It's just a matter of time. It's been a crazy day and if you have a twitter or facebook account, you probably know what's coming up. Let's discuss, shall we?
   Minutes ago from when I'm originally writing this, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump for the second time on a charge of incitement of an insurrection. All house democrats voted for it as expected but not as expected was the votes from the ten house republicans. That may not seem like a lot but it's actually both historic and significant because it is the largest bipartisan effort to date and the last time Trump was impeached (which was only a year ago) not a single republican in the house voted yes to the articles. Now it'll go to the senate for trial but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not be calling for them to convene early meaning the senate will not be in session until next week on the 19th which is the day before the inauguration. A trial would then be pushed into the Biden Administration and by that point the senate will be controlled by the democrats thanks to those two seats lost in the Georgia runoff election. Also to be noted, Mitch McConnell has not spoken out on if he will vote for impeachment or not and sources have reported that McConnell recognizes that Trump has committed multiple impeachable offenses and he's apparently pleased with it all. Chuck Schumer, the future majority leader has just released a statement saying that there will indeed be a trial and if it goes his way, Trump will also never be able to hold a public office again. To be convicted in the senate, a 2/3 majority is required which evens out to sixty-seven senators. Seven republicans have already stated that they will vote to convict as of today. If you are wondering, yes, I watched all three hours of coverage of the impeachment as the house was debating just so you wouldn't have to. You're all welcome. I was losing brain cells watching as republicans tried and failed miserably to make the case for the house to vote against impeachment. I think at one point Jim Jordan based his claim off of the fact that the Wright brothers flew the first plane and the U.S. put man on the moon within sixty years of each other. When I tell you they couldn't make a case, they couldn't make a case.
   Security around the capitol is very tight following last week's attack. There are now 3x as many troops in the Washington then in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Many national guard personnel are actually sleeping inside the capitol. The whole complex is also blocked off by large fences. New this week, metal detectors are in place outside the house chamber. Many democrats are worried about their GOP colleagues and how involved any of them were in the attack. Yesterday, Chuck Schumer (current minority leader; future majority leader) held a press conference yesterday where he stated that all the people involved last week should be placed on the no-fly list so they cannot get into the capitol ahead of the inauguration. New facts are coming to light that the entire thing had been preplanned leading up to January 6th and a nationwide investigation is underway to identify and capture members of the pro-Trump mob who stormed the capitol. Currently, 150+ people are being searched for and more than 170 domestic terrorism, seditious conspiracy, and insurrection cases opened. It also was released that the pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC offices, both in close proximity to the capitol building, were real and running on timers. 
   As you know, yesterday President Trump traveled to the boarder town of Alamo, TX to see the progress of the boarder wall that was the key point of his campaign. He made a speech that the major networks didn't even carry and the city of Alamo released a statement online that the White House never officially contacted them in relation to the president's visit. As the president leaves the mess he's created in D.C., Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is staying put. He was originally set to make one last visit to Europe but canceled after Luxembourg officials reportedly phoned his offices to say they refused to meet with him. Anyone else notice how the current political landscape resembles a high school more and more every day or is it just me? Honestly, everyone is just dissing this administration. I feel like "We Are Never Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift should just be playing on a loop until the new administration gets in the White House. Even banks that Trump has done business with for years are done with him. Deutsche Bank and Signature Bank have now closed all accounts Trump had with them. Can we just take a moment to imagine how many fruit baskets Joe Biden is going to have to send out to foreign dignitaries as a way to apologize for four years of the U.S. government being run into the ground by a peach-faced psycho with an atrocious haircut. You know what? It shouldn't be fruit baskets. They put up with four years of Donald Trump. Give them all PS5's. 
   In the seven days since the attack on the capitol, a flurry of resignations have come. The full list includes the secretary of transportation, the secretary of education, the acting secretary of homeland security, chief of the council of economic advisors, chief of staff to the first lady, white house social secretary, deputy national security advisor, special envoy for Northern Ireland, chief of the capitol police, sergeant at arms of the senate, and sergeant at arms of the house of representatives.
   In closing, twitter deactivated the president's account so he, for the first time in probably four years, had to release statements. Actual statements, not just tweets. Earlier today, an official statement came from the press secretary's account and a little while ago, a video about five minutes in length came from another account that was again, filmed prior to its release and scripted. Many are saying it's too little too late and are wondering how long it'll be before he says that he regrets filming it. The last video the president posted came with that same sentiment less than twenty-four hours after it was released so we'll see how long it takes this time. Whatever he hoped to accomplish probably won't come to fruition with how low he's sunk in the last couple months but honestly, is anyone surprised? 
    This day has been a long one and I would just like to remind you that we are exactly seven days from the Trump administration coming to an end and the Biden administration takes its place. Let's focus on the fact that the light is now visible because we all need some good news right now.