Palin’s impeachment blast: A great opportunity to call out Republicans’ bluff

[DonViejo]

Sarah Palin wants President Obama impeached. Why won't others who believe he's flouting the law call for the same?

JIM NEWELL

Yesterday’s most shocking news was that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin called for President Obama’s impeachment in the estimable pages of Breitbart News. ”Shocking” not because she felt the need to (successfully) win herself another flash of attention, but because, wait, she hadn’t called for his impeachment already? It’s almost been six years. What kind of a RINO squish is she?

What’s sad is that Sarah Palin spouting off in Breitbart News does, in 2014, Matter to an extent within GOP politics. Ed Kilgore at Washington Monthly generously describes the moment as “the first big-time national GOP figure to directly call for the president’s impeachment.” (Poor Allen West.) ”But now that she’s broken the seal,” Kilgore adds, “it will be interesting to see if competitive pressure builds on other pols—say, the ones who want to become Obama’s successor assuming he finishes his term—to follow her lead, or conversely, to repudiate it.” Yes, it’s a slow summer, with August recess town halls looming, creating an opportunity for reporters and citizens alike to ask every GOP politician whether or not they believe it’s proper to commence impeachment proceedings on the president.

Why look, the fun has already begun:

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[bigwillq]

1. Hey, Palin: Shut up.

Obama does not need to be impeached.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Republicans with any brains know better...

If they successfully impeached BO for PWB, Biden would be the pres, and would be able to run as an incumbant. Given the timing, he could serve two full terms after he finishes BO's term, IIRC.

Perhaps they think an incumbant VP turned Pres is easier to beat than Hillary, but I doubt it.