It's 1998 All Over Again

[babylonsister]

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2014/7/8/232926/9585

It's 1998 All Over Again

by BooMan
Tue Jul 8th, 2014 at 11:29:26 PM EST


Just because they are attempting to sue the president rather than to impeach and convict him, doesn't make it any less crazy or any more popular.

Starting next week, House Republicans will launch a highly visible—and likely tumultuous—three-week process of bringing to the floor legislation to authorize their promised lawsuit against President Obama over his use of executive actions.

"In theory, you could report out a resolution tomorrow and vote on it," said a House GOP aide on Tuesday. "But that is not the approach {the leaders} want to take."

Rather, the aim is to display—if not actually engage in—a more deliberative process, even if amid controversy. This drawn-out script builds toward a potentially dramatic floor vote held just days, or even hours, before the House adjourns on July 31 for its August-long summer break.

It will all start playing out when a panel of experts is called to testify next week on issues surrounding such litigation and to answer members' questions during a hearing of the House Rules Committee.

The resolution to authorize the legal action will then be formally written, or marked up, by the committee during a hearing the following week. The floor vote on the legislation will follow the week after that, in the days before the break.

So, 2014 is basically a replay of 1998, except there is no stained black blue dress. It appears that six years is the limit Republicans can take of a Democratic president. After that, their lies circle back around and eat their brains.

Boehner should give Gingrich a call and ask him how it all worked out for him in the end.

[mylye2222]

1. They not only can't bear a more than six years in-term Dem prez...

They can't bear not holding the highest offices in their corporate hands. And most , they can't stand any progress.... Their dream world is the one where Earth is flat and society is feodal.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. This "lawsuit" seems like it is shaping up to be "impeachment-lite"

Everything leading up to the vote to authorize the "lawsuit" seems like it will be a quasi-impeachment forum for the Republicans to basically fling more poo at the President without really actually doing anything- creating the "aura" of scandal and abusive behavior. Anybody want to take bets on the kind of "experts" whom will be called to testify and what they will say?

[rurallib]

4. and a shot at making Obama the central issue for 2014

instead of worthless stuff like wages, working conditions, climate, useless war mongering etc., etc.

[wandy]

3. Right on time, the Clinton Game Plan. The GOP must gather their sheep.........

It's in the Book!