Robert Parry: If the Democrats Want to Win...

[EV_Ares]

By Robert Parry

If the Democrats really want to prevail over George W. Bush on the Iraq War and on his authoritarian vision of presidential powers, they would put back on the table two options that their leaders have removed: a cut-off of war funding and impeachment.

Rather than all-night debates about resolutions that will go nowhere, the Democrats would make the case to the American people that Bush has trampled on the Constitution; he has ensnared the nation in a catastrophic war by lying; and he has his eyes set on more dangerous chicanery in the months ahead.

The Democrats would explain that Bush has refused to compromise when offered the chance; he has told the people’s representatives that their only war role is to finance whatever "the decider" wants to do; he has declared that he has the right to ignore or break the law; he has engaged in cover-ups of serious wrongdoing by his subordinates and is now counting on his right-wing judicial appointees to protect him from oversight.

The Democrats would call on the American people to stand up at this dangerous moment in their history – when the president and vice president have become enemies of the constitutional system devised by the Founders, a Republic based on the idea that all people possess inalienable rights and governments must ensure those rights.

Never have a president and vice president abused the public trust to the extent that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have. They have engaged in a consistent pattern of deception, not just political spin or cover-ups of petty matters, but lying about the most profound of issues, including war and the meaning of “freedom” and “democracy.”

While Bush’s remaining acolytes – the likes of New York Times columnist David Brooks – continue to gush over Bush’s rhetoric about “freedom,” the reality is that Bush has eviscerated many of the most important civil liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

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[Fridays Child]

1. k/r

[pocoloco]

2. Ain't rocket science.

Americans don't like or vote for wussies!

[BlooInBloo]

3. Even rocket science ain't rocket science. lol!

[cui bono]

4. I watched World News last night to see what coverage they gave to

the Gonzo hearings and they had a little piece about a southern town, I forget which state it was in, and that town was pro-* before but now they are anti-*. The resident they were speaking with said it wasn't that they were anti-war so much as they were anti-*. It was his lack of integrity, his not sticking to his word, his lies and deception that had them soured.

So I agree. Dems need to use this as their issue. Remember also that the highest polled reason for voting in Dems last election was corruption, not the war. The war was actually second, IRRC.

If the public were really informed about everything BushCo has done they would be 70% for impeachment imho.

Also, if they frame it as saving America, saving our country, saving our democracy, saving our constitution and not about "getting" * then Dems would be seen in a positive light and any Repubs that go against it and stick with * would be seen as the party loyalists and accomplices that they are.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. A Frickin Men

[liberal N proud]

6. Impeachment would be the best option

Least chance of pissing off the voters.
Cutting off funding would provide too much ammunition for the GOP attack dogs in the media. Impeachment is more popular than the Congress knows.

[DemBones DemBones]

7. The Dem leaders need to wake up and do the right thing.

You can't negotiate with some people.