How many Democratic Senators will vote for Censure?

[Pryderi]

[SammyBlue]

1. This is tough! I want a rebuke of the Chimp, but I want him impeached!

I WANT THE FUCKER IMPEACHED!

IMPEACH
INDICT
IMPRISON

[stepnw1f]

4. Why Can't Congress Do Both?

[Warren Stupidity]

6. Absolutely no reason.

The poster's argument is a classic false dichotomy. Censure does not preclude impeachment, impeachment does not preclude censure. They are completely independent actions that might be motivated by the same reasons.

[stepnw1f]

8. That's What I Thought

[racaulk]

2. I voted 1 to 5

After witnessing and reading about that farce of a hearing yesterday, I have very little faith that the Dems will support this. :(

[Pryderi]

3. I think you're right. Democrats are playing politics, and Feingold is the

target.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. Sickening bunch of gutless wonders. nt.

[NJ Democrats]

7. I think in the end...

most will support it. (Read 41-45)

[Pryderi]

9. If it isn't 41-45, then they've undermined their own party and postion

[LA lady]

11. too hopeful

I am afraid you're pretty optimistic. We elected a bunch of cowards.

Sharp exchanges fill censure hearing
Few senators show for Feingold bid against Bush
By Rick Klein, Globe Staff | April 1, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Senator Russell Feingold was a lonely man yesterday.

A Of his seven Democratic colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee, only two showed up for the committee's hearing on Feingold's call for a censure of President Bush. One of them -- Feingold's fellow Wisconsin Democrat, Herb Kohl -- ducked out early without uttering a word.

So Feingold sat amid a sea of empty chairs in the hearing room, withstanding a withering Republican barrage. GOP lawmakers took turns branding Feingold's resolution ''irresponsible," ''inappropriate," ''excessive," ''perverse," ''false," ''surreal," ''beyond the pale," and ''destructive."
Feingold's resolution has no chance of passing in the Republican-controlled Congress. Only two Democrats have signed on as cosponsors, and party leaders, fearful of rallying Bush's supporters with direct attacks on the president, have resisted the GOP's offers to bring the resolution to the Senate floor.

[JDPriestly]

10. Boxer and Feinstein will, I think.

Feinstein was personally burned by the lies on Iraq, and Californians do not like Bush.

[DFLforever]

12. Five at the most - if we're very lucky

Most of these Democratic senators can't see anything for themselves in such a vote.