the solemn constitutional duty. but mcconnell basically now is okay, the fix is in. we're just not even going to pretend to go through all the pomp and circumstance. then in response house speaker nancy pelosi said fine, i'm not going to send the articles of impeachment to the senate until you, mitch mcconnell, in the senate agree to set some guarantees for a fair trial. when asked if she is too afraid to send the articles over to mcconnell pelosi told politico today, "fear is never a word used with me. i should know right away i'm never afraid and i'm rarely surprised." with all this still unresolved today speaker pelosi invited president trump to give the state of a union speech february 4th. probably not by chance she begins the invitation, quote, in their great wisdom our founders crafted a constitution based on a separation of powers. three coequal branches acting as checks on each other. the state of the union will be the day after the iowa caucuses and will also probably happen after the president's impeachment trial. although who knows really. it's also a reminder what happened with the last state of the union. speaker pelosi had just gotten