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The case is being made today by Cliston Brown in the New York Observer, and it can be summed up in two words: Mike Pence.

As they often do, Democrats are failing to see when they’ve got a good thing going and are looking for a way to screw it up. For a party with a gift from the political gods, they sure seem to be in a gigantic hurry to give it back.

Even if it were possible—and I still maintain, with 24 House Republicans and 19 Republican Senators needed, that it is highly unlikely—the absolute stupidest, most self-defeating thing Democrats can push for right now is the impeachment and removal of President Trump.

Plus, Brown goes on to argue, "while Pence clearly has more self-control and self-awareness than Trump, that’s exactly what makes him more dangerous."

It's true that this argument represents the liberal version of the "party before country" ethos that's currently being modeled by Republican leaders in DC. But the whole thing is worth a read.

PS: Jared Kushner used to be the publisher of the New York Observer, but stepped down when he accepted a job in his dad-in-law's administration. It's not entirely clear what happened to Kushner's ownership stake in the paper.