Why Bother Impeaching?

[MannyGoldstein]

Bush is only a war-loving lame duck President.

(With nukes.)

[groovedaddy]

1. It's the accountability thingy, don't you think? n.t

[bullimiami]

Yes, I do. Either we are a country of laws or we are a country of corruption.

Since Reagan this has been a country full of corruption at the highest levels.
Isnt it about time to turn that around?

[fasttense]

2. That's it exactly. n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

3. All we can do is hope that Gawd don't fuk up again and tell herr

numbnuts to invade anywhere else "North, South, East or West," of the Middle East...

[mac2]

7. Everyday they are in power we are in danger.

It's not just a lame duck rule.

[mac2]

4. This "change of face" law

practiced by our government is criminal and dangerous. No matter what they do or how many they kill, they just walk away without accountability? That's what the 2006 election mandate was about.

No one is above the law even the President of the United States. This was to be the cry from Republicans regarding Clinton's made up sex crisis (while Congress put NAFTA in place and consolidated our media).

If we had put the first Bush and his gang in jail (from the Reagan and Nixon administrations), we would not have this criminal government today.

[JaneQPublic]

5. Do we really want GWB to get a bump in the polls the way Clinton did...

... during impeachment?

While I believe Chimpy certainly deserves to be impeached or worse, in practical terms I don't want to do anything that may raise the public's sympathy for Bush, improve his poll ratings, and in turn make him any less of an anchor to hang around McCain's neck.

The primary objective right now should be getting a Democrat elected in November. Pursuing impeachment at this late date may well work at cross purposes to the objective.

[mac2]

6. Few thought the consensual sex problem of Clinton

warranted impeachment. They would want it now.

[JaneQPublic]

10. Good point, But impeachment may also mobilize the GOP base.

All those Republican voters who, like Rush Limbaugh, are not at all enamored by Sen. McCain would would sit out the election... unless there's a big action to impeach Bush.

Impeachment might just be the best thing to get the Republican base out to vote since Rove's trick of having Same-Sex Marriage initiatives on the ballot.

[hendo]

12. Yes!

and that is why Kucinich has the worst timing ever!

The GOP is going to use this to rally thier base against the "evil liberals" who "want to get back at us for what we did to Clinton". Seriously, bad timing, especially in an election year. Its just insane.

[JaneQPublic]

16. DK's timing bothers me, too. Why didn't he do this when he was running for prez?

Instead of waiting until someone else was declared the party's presumptive nominee?

The case DK is making against GWB now could have been made years ago.

[mac2]

13. I'm not buying your arguement.

Many of the RWers are angry at our government. Especially torture and the debt.

[bryant69]

8. Will Kucinich's Bills of Impeachment succeed in removing Bush from power?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[nancyr]

9. Too little too late.

He should have been impeached years ago. He's damn near destroyed the country and has been alllowed to do so with the tacit permission of our legislative branch. If this were indeed a country of laws, he would have been stopped a long time ago.

[KaryninMiami]

11. Because if he is under investigation, it could stop him from moving forward with bombing Iran

I'm not sure exactly if this would guarantee it but I believe that it would certainly make things difficult for him to take any such actions if a major investigation is underway. Presently, he can do whatever he wants - and my guess is he will do just that- whatever he wants. Sitting duck? Maybe. War loving-- absolutely.

[mac2]

14. One could only hope it would stop him.

[goodhue]

15. in order to expose the truth of high crimes

still widely not understood

[spanone]

17. why prosecute murderers?