John Dean with Keith Olbermann on "Countdown": "The Cheney Presidency"

[DeepModem Mom]

Run time: 05:41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCszhARP5nI   Posted on YouTube: June 26, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: June 26, 2007 By DU Member: DeepModem Mom Views on DU: 929

 

[jojo54]

1. I've got it on DVR.

This one was ssssooooo righteous. It's just a damn shame that nothing will be done.

Oh and let's not forget, the repukes will be shortly saying that since the Dems can't/won't impeach Georgie, they're now going after Dickie. :puke: :puke:

[Dollface]

3. Cheney has got to go first or impeaching Bush will be like decapitating the Hydra.

We end up with Cheney and God knows what for vp... Gingrich? Lott? eeewwwww

[DaveT]

2. The Ford - Reagan Co-Presidency talk

was at the 1976 GOP convention, not 1980 as KO and Dean briefly discussed.

That was the last time that a major party nomination was in doubt at the start of a convention -- and the co-presidency scheme was floated as a way to forge some sort of unity.

It was too weird to work and the idea fell apart within a very few hours after it was suggested.



Also, Dean said that "Bush can't fire him," which is techically accurate, but misleading. If Bush was of a mind to do so, he could publicly ask for Darth's resignation. If Cheney were to refuse, it would be easy to get the 67 votes for conviction in an impeachment trial in the Senate.

That would also allow Bush to nominate Colin Powell or Condi Rice as the next Vice President and the Dems would have no prayer of stopping either one from getting ratified.

Although it is still impossible to be sure what (if anything) goes on in Dubya's head -- it is very clear that he does not have any problem with anything Cheney has done so far. I find it most likely that he is content with Cheney being so unpopular, taking the worst of the heat for the various proto-fascist initiatives that keep rolling forward as public policy.