The get-it-over-with impeachment

The Democratic drive to remove President Trump reached a milestone during the House Judiciary Committee’s marathon hearing to approve two articles of impeachment. At some moment during that 14-hour session, it became abundantly clear that no one involved in the argument had anything new to say. In the absence of any original evidence or arguments, lawmakers on both sides simply said the same things they’ve been saying for the past two months, over and over and over.

Republicans complain that the impeachment has been rushed, and it has. But now, with House Democrats racing to a final vote next week, it is actually time to move on. There’s nothing new to say, and it is time for it to be said in the Senate.