New Congress will consider impeachment

[TonyMontana]

http://www.nj.com/hudson/voices/index.ssf/2010/09/new_congress_will_consider_imp.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

This is what we're dealing with, folks.

[KansDem]

1. Molly Ivins said it best...

The Republicans don't want to govern, they want to rule...

[nc4bo]

2. Whole lot of dumb going on there...

Good Luck with that you racist, yellow stain, morons.

Where were these geniuses hiding during the reign of King Georgie?

[Abq_Sarah]

9. That would be exceptionally stupid

Considering that even if they get the house, they won't have the Senate.

I notice there were not direct quotes from any actual politicians so it seems this may just be an assumption rather than fact.

[lunatica]

3. My question is on what grounds?

If you don't have any grounds to impeach then it's all just a circle jerk

[Cognitive_Resonance]

11. PWB - Presiding While Black. nt

[Capitalocracy]

16. They love a good circle jerk

Much better than actually governing

[blondeatlast]

4. so, OP, what do you think? Are the Browns correct about Obama?

Do you think they knew that George Bush had a middle name?

[Orsino]

31. A better question might be...

...who the fuck are the Browns, and do they have anything original to say?

I swear I thought this thing was parody, and part of me is still ready for Ashton Kutcher to leap out.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. And this should shock nobody

that is what modern republicans do.

[opihimoimoi]

6. Hapless, hopeless, and confused...they try to Fool us to RULE US

Poor widdle GOPers....all dressed up and no one to FOOL

They should see a place where its FUN...not GOPer Misery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtSqrk6fIek&NR=1

[old mark]

10. Many old republicans think that the Nixon/Watergate scandal was alll about

politics, and was fabricated by the Democrats and they do this shit as payback...at least that's their theory.
They do this because they have nothing to offer except this type of circus.

mark

[KamaAina]

21. Lowell Weicker was a Democrat?

Who knew? :sarcasm:

[opihimoimoi]

23. LOL :o) hey dere Kama....wishing all is well...I still working on Plan to get 2 mil jobs for USA

almost fin'd

[KamaAina]

35. I'd like to see that

even if I don't get to go over it by Da Pond while sucking down oasis' Coronas. :-)

Assuming Abercrombie gets over in November (he better!), his transition team will be getting a resume from me...

[opihimoimoi]

37. I wish I can help....i will keep contact

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXjktKD9pm8

for the Aussies

[opihimoimoi]

24. Bullies are an Emotional Lot.....they avoid Reason, Clarity, and Sanity

This is why they will get their asses this Nov

A Total REpudiation of the GOP Brand is reaching a Crescendo....

Obama Roped/Doped them by staying away from confrontation...allowing them open mike....sho nuff

Shot themselves in the foot, back, chest......such is Emotion I guess....

For the Aussies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXjktKD9pm8

[PufPuf23]

30. Russ Baker in Family of Secrets

has the theory that what some call "BushCo" conspired to take out Nixon because he had become a liability.

[orleans]

7. HA!

can't do it for bush but congress wants to do it now?
SPARE ME!

[spanone]

8. and we took it off the table....an 'unnecessary' war.

[DainBramaged]

12. Impeachment, as written in the Constitution, was tailor-made for Barack Hussein Obama

Why these scumbags can write this with impunity is beyond me.

[drm604]

These people live in a fantasy world.

On what grounds would they impeach him, the BS in that article? They might as well claim that he's actually a Martian who's planning to take over Earth in the name of Mars. That would make as much sense.

[Capitalocracy]

14. According to the article,

somehow he's going to be convicted of the fact that the right wing doesn't like him. Apparently that's the "common law" "sovereign citizen" wacko definition of "mis-demeanor".

But I honestly would be concerned, because Clinton didn't do much more.

[MrScorpio]

13. Right. On what grounds?

They'll never do it if they gained the Speaker's gavel.

All this is is pre-election bullshit.

Sure, all the rubes are eating it up... But, it'll never happen.

Remember, Republican voters are NOTORIOUS for never learning that the GOP is always full of shit.


Do you really believe that they will?

[Bitwit1234]

15. I don't understand where they could manufacture an impeachment

These are the reasons for impeachment

Treason
Conviction of treason
Conviction of Bribery
High Crimes and misdemeanors

[Capitalocracy]

17. Maybe they could get him on war crimes

But then things would look bleak for Bush's and Cheney's continued impunity

[Golden Raisin]

18. You left out scary black man

in the Oval Office.

[drm604]

22. I think you hit the nail on the head.

I would add: "with a scary middle name".

They seem to attach an inordinate amount of importance to middle names for some reason. :crazy:

[defendandprotect]

29. Should Obama move to the populist side... you can be sure that a

issue will arrise --

just as it did with Clinton -- !!

Birther issue looks pre-set for national hysteria --

and some falsified documents being produced by the right wing --

[glinda]

19. Chances they have no Impeachable offense but dragging anything public, even

if false (to plant the idea of) allows them to trash whomever they want so that they won't get elected. This is real bad folks.

[chrisa]

20. No way it would happen. Even if Congress were 100% teabagger.

Don't you need a charge to impeach? Also, they wouldn't like the precedent this would create.

I don't think even teabaggers are that nuts.

[immoderate]

25. Au contraire!

The grounds for impeachment is generally what Congress says it is. Suppose the president just didn't show up for work. Spent every day in devoted meditation, or maybe golf. Is that grounds for impeachment?

--imm

[Gaedel]

26. No impeachment

1. An impeachable offense is anything a majority of the House thinks is an impeachable offense and a two-thirds majority of the Senate agrees.

2. The GOP learned their lesson on impeachment with Clinton. They won't make the mistake again of trying to impeach.

3. Pelosi took impeachment of Bush off the table, because she had visions that House impeachment and no finding of guilty in the Senate would result in Bush and Cheney strutting around the Rose Garden surrounded by GOP party leaders shouting about "vindication" and "validation" of their courses of action.


Considering the partisan divides and rancor over the history of the US, it is amazing that we have only come down to the wire three times on impeachment (Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton).

[NYC Liberal]

27. And how'd that last impeachment work out for them?

:eyes:

Bill Clinton's approval ratings skyrocketed, Republicans lost seats in the midterm election held in the middle of the whole thing and then lost some more in 2000 (along with the presidential election).

[defendandprotect]

28. Understand this is the THREAT to Obama ... to keep him in line ... pro-corporate ....

[PufPuf23]

32. Something was seriously wrong in 2006 when Pelosi

took impeachment off the table; probably because both major parties and institutions were complicit in depth. The scapegoats for the impeachable crimes were in at best poor taste and a waste of $ and time, a distraction. Fitzmas was kabuki. Look at the result.

Obama compounded this mistake once by putting the issues of torture, pre-emptive war, lying to Congress and the public, spying illegally on US citizens, etc. in the past.

Obama further compounded by continuing many of GWB's policies and affirming GWB (who should at least be shunned).

I support Obama and voted and supported him in the campaign. I would note have knowing what has occurred.

I am not a neo-liberal while Obama and most of his cabinet are neo-liberals.

The FDR Democrats are not the problem but the solution.

[onenote]

33. $100 to DU says that it ain't gonna happen

JUst because some RW husband and wife pair says its going to happen doesn't mean it will. It won't. Bank on it.

[txlibdem]

34. A right wing controlled House will have unlimited subpoena power and WILL vote to impeach

Remember that years of Ken Starr's impeachment fishing expedition against Bill Clinton was very effective in halting any of his initiatives. The Clinton administration was hamstrung for years by the endless string of investigations. In the end, it didn't matter one whit whether the outcome was a successful impeachment or not, the psychotic right just wanted to keep the Democratic administration off kilter, always RESPONDING, always REACTING, allowing the Rethugs to control the agenda in DC.

That is why they will put every effort into investigations and impeachment proceedings.

:banghead:

[CanonRay]

36. I said they'd impeach him for using the wrong fork at dinner

and they will be relentless.