I haven’t commented on this impeachment show — in part because I have nothing original to say about it, but also because I don’t want to dignify it with serious commentary. Eventually it will come to an end; Mr. Trump will not be removed from office, and then we can all wait a few days for whatever desperate assault the Democrats come up with next.
I will say, though, having watched a little of the spectacle the other day, that there was one person who stood out: a member of the Trump team by the name of Patrick Philbin. He is almost superhumanly cool and efficient, marshals his arguments with exquisite precision, and speaks entirely without, as far as I can tell, any of the little pauses, false starts, and interjections that affect the speech of nearly everyone else I’ve ever seen. The man is really quite extraordinary.
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Good eye and quite right.
I watched every minute of the entire mess. It is unfortunate that many chose, for good reason, to tune out. Tuning out, however, meant missing the arguments and superlative speech of a few very impressive people — all, it must be said, even though likely predictably obvious, on the defense side.
Mr. Philbin was, is, superlative.
Mr.P you are a stout fellow if you did that. Philbin’s composure must come natural as I don’t believe that kind of mental-verbal discipline can be taught. Speaking clearly and plainly goes a long way in making complex arguments easy for people to understand.