Fantasy Island Here: But... What Would Happen To The Democrats If...

[WillyT]

Republicans beat them to the punch in bringing Article of Impeachment against Bush\Cheney? I mean if we actually do get that far down that road?

I know many people think that the Dems taking back the House in 2006 is probably the earliest possibility for impeachment. But what effect would it have on elections across the country if some Republicans jumped and did it early, while they're still in power?

Would they get credit in the publics mind? Could rePukes do this to toss it right back out, and save Bush's Presidency? Is there ANY tactical advantage to the rePubs doing this themselves, before the democrats ever get the chance?

And no... I haven't been hittin the bong. Not yet at least, LOL!!!

:shrug:

[rosesaylavee]

1. Well if they were smart strategists, Repugs would

do that. But, that would require thinking ahead and, of course, being smart. Wheeeew. What a relief.

:kick:

[WillyT]

2. LOL, Yeah... It's Gonna Be Fun To Watch Though !!!

:hi:

[davidinalameda]

3. would never happen

the Repukes in power would NEVER impeach Bush

he would have to be caught in bed with a dead boy in order for that to happen

(for those who have never heard the saying, the quickest way to kill a political career is to be caught in bed with a dead girl or live boy)

[Ron Green]

4. Someone a few days ago posed the scenario that Cheney will be retired

due to health reasons, and John McCain appointed VP. That really would set the stage, wouldn't it?

[WillyT]

5. Wow... THAT Would Make Things Really... Scary...

And it does seem plausible, yikes!

:scared::hide::wow::hide::scared:

[rosesaylavee]

6. I have come to think of McCain as a scum-sucking

lower life form after the reknowned 'hug' from last year's campaign. But I don't think even McCain could lick * boot straps long enough to make the first press conference. And besides, McCain has a temper that is probably more potent than *... not compatible long term at all.

[Ron Green]

7. Right. But he doesn't have to be compatible with * if they cut * loose.

[Mabus]

8. For me, it started with the Keating Five

He has always been a typical corrupt Republican to me. He'd sell his grandmother if he thought it increase his chances for power. I've never understood how anyone could take him seriously.

from: http://www.reason.com/sullum/031105.shtml

Between 1982 and 1987, Keating had steered $1.4 million in campaign contributions and gifts to the five senators. McCain had received $112,000 of that, along with nine trips on Keating's jets to the Bahamas and elsewhere.

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But when the meetings were publicly exposed, leading to 23 days of congressional hearings, McCain had an epiphany. "The thing I learned was that it's not only impropriety that counts," he said during his 2000 presidential campaign. "It's the appearance that's just as important."

Whether McCain really learned that lesson is debatable. As chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, he received hundreds of thousands of dollars from companies affected by the committee's work, and he has repeatedly been criticized for intervening with regulators on behalf of businesses whose employees gave him money, including Paxson Communications and AT&T.

Nor was McCain paying close attention to appearances when he set up the Reform Institute, which is dedicated to curbing the influence of special interest money yet depends on special interest money to fund its operations. According to The New York Times, McCain "defended the large donations as a necessary part of advocacy work, and drew a distinction between the progressive agenda of the Reform Institute and political efforts to which campaign finance laws apply." Unlike them, he said, the institute is "nonpartisan and issue-oriented."

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During the Keating Five scandal, McCain was suspected of trying to keep himself in office by doing a favor for a campaign donor. Chastened by this experience, he is now trying to keep himself and his colleagues in office by silencing potential critics. In Washington this is considered progress.