I'm sorry, is impeachment not entertaining enough for you?

The desire for politics to entertain is bad for democracy

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By now, we have a good sense of the playbook Republicans follow when hit with revelations of new Trump administration misdeeds.

First comes the heated denial: That never happened. Then, the qualifications: Okay, maybe something happened, but not the way the media says! Finally, the shifted goal posts: Okay, it happened exactly the way the media says, but really, is that so bad?

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 18, 2019, with the headline I'm sorry, is impeachment not entertaining enough for you?. Subscribe