Severely guarded optimism...I remember all too well how the whole "fitzmas" thing turned out.

Yeah I'm with you on both of those things. I think this is good news because:
1. It shows that the Democrats are willing to stick up for themselves instead of hiding behind being the party out of power. And if they're filing the suit they must feel like there's enough ground for them to stand on.
2. It opens up a third front in the fight to expose the treason, making it less likely that the Dumpster can make it all go away by firing Rosenstein or Mueller.

1 is a nice thought, but I have a hard time as seeing it as anything more than the typical, "2016 isn't our fault, we don't have to change!"

They're not mutually exclusive. The lawsuit can lead to discovery, take the pressure off Mueller, and (as was the case with Watergate) even potentially lead to a win and settlement. I'm probably about as cynical about the DNC as you are (within an order of magnitude anyway ;-), and I consider the filing of the lawsuit and the use of "unprecedented treachery" rather than the usual weasel words (like say "questionable partisanship") as good signs not that the DNC has learned their lesson but that they at least are pretty confident in their case. That bodes well for eventual legal consequences, as opposed to what we've had so far, with a tight-lipped Mueller and a handful of vocal Dems like Schiff largely drowned out by the Dumpster's shameless enablers and propagandists.

And he returned the favor during the regular election by sitting on his hands or campaigning for her like wet cardboard. I can't believe people still think bernie would have won.

This has a lot more to do with 2020 than 16. This is a way to keep pressure on Trump/Russia without the candidates having to bring it up...it will become background noise. Lets hope the candidates will take the offer end shut up about Trump and run on local issues in 18...I'm not Trump doesn't work...if 16 showed us anything.

The russia thing has been background noise for a almost two years. Nothing has happened. If they can narrow the guilty parties to a handful, it won't really have an effect in general elections. It'll make a difference in the house, though. If dumpster is impeached and removed, I predict riots and violence.

Just read that the dumbfuck fundraiser that paid a playmate $1.6M and got her to abort, offered a russian gas giant to get their name off the sanctions list for $26M.

https://theintercept.com/2018/04/20/elliott-broidy-trump-russia-sanctions/

You are skipping over 2018.

And no doubt in my mind he is guilty in a lot of areas, but the investigation is not done.

Here this might explain it better than I can. It starts out on a possible firing of Rosenstien, it seems Sessions is growing a set.
Then it explains the story on civil suits in politics.

DNC files lawsuit against Trump camp, others over 2016 hack

Legal adviser warns Trump that Michael Cohen could flip on him

A longtime legal adviser to President Trump says he's warned the president that his attorney Michael Cohen would turn against him and end up cooperating with federal prosecutors should he face criminal charges stemming from a raid of documents found in his home, office and hotel room. In an interview with CBS News' Andy Triay, Jay Goldberg, a lawyer who represented Mr. Trump through much of the 1990's and early 2000's in real estate and divorce proceedings, confirmed the president had called him last Friday, and he told the president that he should have concerns about Cohen. Cohen has been under criminal investigation for months over his personal business dealings.

When you say mainstream media, I assume you include all the right wing media outlets, right? That means fauxnewz, brietbastards, and SINingClaire.

Right? Or are they the only ones telling the "truth."

Discovery is going to be fantastic.

I'll be damned we finale agree on something. You do realize who is being sued here right?