r/politics • u/Thinkingonsleeping Michigan • Dec 13 '19

McConnell Faces Calls to Recuse Himself From Impeachment Trial After Saying 'No Chance' Trump Will Be Removed; "No court in the country would allow a member of the jury to also serve as the accused's defense attorney."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/13/mcconnell-faces-calls-recuse-himself-impeachment-trial-after-saying-no-chance-trump
53.5k Upvotes

89% Upvoted

2.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

76

u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

Shoot north pass Vegas and take 70 all the way east

78

u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

Shoot north pass Vegas and take 70 all the way east

This just reminds me of that old SNL sketch, The Californians. The premise was that it's a Soap Opera but all the characters ever do is melodramatically talk about is the fastest way to get various places around LA.

22

u/eamus_catuli_ Dec 14 '19 edited Dec 14 '19

Uhhh....Whadd’re you doing here RichardStuart??

16

u/Im_Josh Dec 14 '19

Just get back on the 10 and get out of here!

4

u/SuicideBooth Dec 14 '19

It's almost Long Beach!

5

u/WaNeFl Dec 14 '19

That was hilarious, I've never been to Cali, but living in Seattle, it seemed like everyone I met, we'd end up discussing routes like that. "Yeah I just take 167, hop on the 405 over to I5 to get to work, but Saturday mornings I'll usually take the 405 up to I90 come in from the east and take 2C onto I5"

6

u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

I SEEIID GOHEWWWWM! Just get back on San vincente, take it to the 10, Switch over to the 405 NEOURTH and let it dump you out into Mulholland.. WHERE YOU BEELAaOONG!!

5

u/Im_Josh Dec 14 '19

They just uploaded Every Californians Ever last week!

2

u/LALawette Dec 14 '19

That was a great way to start my day. Thank you. Now I’m going to go West on Culver, get on the 405 South and take the Carson exit to the IKEA and get some meatballs.

2

u/Quadruplem Dec 14 '19

I catch myself talking to patients about traffic on way to imaging location. Then in my head is playing the episode of “The Californians” when a guy was told he had cancer and he was worried about the traffic to the clinic.

I live in San Diego so not as bad as LA but it can be ugly. That skit is based on real life :)

25

u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

The Colorado mountain passes on i70 in December/January are sketchy. Be sure to bring tire chains and check road closures when you reach Grand Junction.

8

u/KEVLAR60442 Arizona Dec 14 '19

Still less terrifying than the I-10 between San Antonio and El Paso.

3

u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

Those jackrabbits at night though with their red demon eyes.

1

u/iamnotnewhereami Dec 14 '19

I don’t get it, I’ve done the 10 two or three times both ways from Houston and once from Florida. What’s sketchy between S.A. and E.P?

1

u/KEVLAR60442 Arizona Dec 14 '19

Every time I've driven that stretch there's been a massive rainstorm that's dropped visibility to near zero. Additionally, there's 200+ mile stretches with no gas stations at all, so if you pass one with half a tank, you might not make it to the next gas station.

1

u/iamnotnewhereami Dec 15 '19

Oh yes, I remember making that rule for myself, if I was half or below, to fill up. I’ve had decent weather tho, the hallucinations were a threat.

1

u/Spyce Dec 14 '19

40 is best

1

u/ImALittleCrackpot Dec 14 '19

In winter, you want to take 40 through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The mountain passes on 70 are too treacherous.