Should Republicans Impeach Bush Themselves?

[ProSense]

Yes!

Opinion

Should Republicans Impeach Bush Themselves?

John Yewell
Fri May 5, 9:42 AM ET

The Republican midterm election strategy -- to run from Bush by localizing issues and candidates -- has one essential flaw: Republicans themselves have spent the last five years nationalizing Congress.

Its success depends on voters forgetting, in the face of Democratic reminders, the discipline of which Republicans themselves have long boasted.

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On Monday the libertarian Cato Institute, once a reliable partner in the Republican juggernaut, published a report, "Powersurge," which details Bush's "relentless push for power." And they find fault with the rubber-stamp Congress now trying to distance itself from the president.

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According to Boston Globe report last Sunday by Charlie Savage, this has led to Bush purposefully to break as many as 750 laws -- while Congress looked the other way -- in the belief that he has the inherent right as president to ignore them. That, says Cato, is a fundamental violation of his oath of office.

Come November high gas prices may be the least of anyone's worries. But if George Bush is still kryptonite, and congressional Republicans are seen as his lackeys, it makes one wonder if it wouldn't be in their best interest to impeach Bush themselves -- not just for high crimes and misdemeanors, but in order to set themselves free.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/realclearpolitics/20060505/cm_rcp/should_republicans_impeach_bus_1

Doesn't change the fact that the GOP is corrupt:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1118530&mesg_id=1118530

[WhiteTara]

1. which is why they can't chimpeach

it would expose their dirty underbelly.

[eShirl]

2. I think it would be the smartest thing they could do

and, therefore, the last thing they would do.

[Minnesota Libra]

3. YES, they should but we all know they won't. Why?? Because too........

....many neocons/fundies are right in the pile with the WH Idiot and so they'd all go down. If neocons took down Bush that would pretty much be the end of the republican party - except for people like Lou Dobbs.

[C_U_L8R]

4. no - that would take guts and brains

that Republicans just don't have

[Burning Water]

5. Ha ha!

Very funny. Don't hold your breath.

[sweetheart]

6. ha ha ha!

indeed. :-)

WE can question the king 'cuz we're already traitors,
but a republican break from the devout!.! unthinkable.. like
the expression on that woman next to the man who asked bush
if he was ever "ashamed of himself".

[Protagoras]

7. Definately the smarter thing to do if

they wanted to regain any public credibility or if the actual CONSERVATIVE wing of the republican party (as opposed to the NEOCON wing) wanted a chance at revitalizing itself.

But blind party loyalty now takes primacy over the good of the country or even the long term health of the party so it won't happen. It's up to democrats to save us...which if we win will be fine with me.

[Ready4Change]

8. Yes.

I'm a registered Republican (here on DU because I feel the Dem party is now more inline with my Republican beliefs than my own party, but that's another topic.)

If one of my reps from the Republican party supports impeachment he/she will have gone a long way towards gaining my support. I still won't allow myself to single issue vote, but this one is about as close to that as I will ever get.

[MADem]

9. They really should do it, because if they don't, their rubber stamp

quality will be cemented for all time. And then, how great a leap is it to just get rid of them altogether???

If they want to maintain the viability of their institution, they need to rein in the Dunce's power, and exercise their own.