Staying on the topic of impeachment, I agree that Speaker Pelosi's position is, in a word, sickening. Never has this country suffered the likes of Trump, a cryptofascist goon who should be summarily evicted from the White House. Nevertheless:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, acknowledging a Democratic divide over new findings from Robert S. Mueller III, appeared to urge her caucus to hold off impeaching President Trump for now, even as she decried his "highly unethical and unscrupulous behavior" which she said "does not bring honor to the office he holds."
In her first extended comments since the release of the special counsel’s report last week, Ms. Pelosi counseled caution to Democrats as she tested for cracks among Republicans. In a letter to colleagues, she said, "Congressional Republicans have an unlimited appetite for" the "low standards" set by President Trump….
But she also urged Democrats not to put a specific punishment — namely impeachment — ahead of lining up the facts in the coming weeks in hearings and a potential legal fight over access to the special counsel’s investigative files.
The thrust of Pelosi's position is that impeachment is a political act, not a legal one. She is obfuscating that reality by emphasizing "hearings" and legal fights for the benefit of the pro-impeachment caucus, but above that she is underscoring the necessity of some bipartisan movement toward impeachment. And it just isn't there. Thus impeachment would be interpreted by voters as a partisan maneuver — which isn't helpful going into 2020. So while Pelosi's stance may be sickening, it's the right one.