DAVE ROSS

Ross: The biggest upside to impeachment isn’t removing Trump

Nov 21, 2019, 7:55 AM | Updated: 1:38 pm

Impeachment, Sondland...

Ambassador Sondland testifying at impeachment hearings. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

If you’ve followed the impeachment hearings, you get a pretty clear sense of what happened.

Ross: Ukraine the real winner in impeachment hearings

Donald Trump found himself surrounded by diplomats who were passionate about Ukraine, like Ambassador Gordon Sondland, who was pushing for an immediate meeting with Ukraine’s President.

“If I had been in charge, I would have asked President Trump to have the meeting without preconditions and the meeting would have occurred a long time ago,” said Sondland during his Wednesday testimony.

Instead, he came to realize that the President was so disinterested in Ukraine, he’d outsourced his policy to “America’s Mayor,” Rudy Giuliani. That had diplomats in a panic.

Yet as panicked as they were, it appears that nothing would have changed – but for the little slip during that “perfect” phone call, when the President blurted out what actually interested him about Ukraine: Dirt on the Bidens. And yes, that slip might be impeachable, but shouldn’t Democrats be glad it happened?

It looks to me like that slip saved Ukraine.

Analyzing the impeachment analysis

Without it, the whistle would never have been blown, the military aid might have remained cut off, and Ukraine could be on its way to joining Soviet Union 2.0. Instead, an investigation was launched, and, as if by magic, the full military aid package was released!

If the Democrats think they’ll remove the President for something that ultimately didn’t happen, good luck. What really keeps a president in check is knowing that a whistle blower who sees something can safely say something and remain anonymous.

Dave's Commentary

Dave Ross on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM
  • listen to dave rossTune in to KIRO Newsradio weekdays at 5am for Dave Ross on Seattle's Morning News.

Dave Ross

car culture...

Dave Ross

Ross: Are we killing car culture? Or is car culture killing the US?

I don’t think the question is whether we're going to "kill" our car culture. The real question is can we stop our car culture from killing the U.S.?

4 days ago

drivers data insurance...

Dave Ross

Ross: As cars release driving data to insurance, is your driving my business?

Every move you make, every swerve you take, every lane change you fake – someone’s watching you. Do drivers have a right to keep driving data private?

11 days ago

rent control...

Dave Ross

Ross: Rent control was never the answer in Wash.

The rent control bill died in the Washington State Legislature this week, even though Democrats control both houses.

1 month ago

end of democracy...

Dave Ross

Ross: Conservative activist earns applause for pledging an ‘end of Democracy’

The theme from Jack Posobiec's speech is that Jan. 6 was a righteous attack not on democracy, but on those who threaten democracy.

1 month ago

Image: Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, is seen on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2023. (Photo: Alex Brand...

Dave Ross

Ross: Voters can help cull bad politicians from the herd early

Let's remember that just about every occupant of a higher office once occupied a lower office, and was put there by us, Dave Ross says.

1 month ago

Super Bowl celebration...

Dave Ross

Ross: The NFL does it again

The NFL once again put on a show that was able to keep me tuned in for four hours even though I had no stake in either team.

2 months ago

Ross: The biggest upside to impeachment isn’t removing Trump