I previously stated my reason why impeachment would fail:
The Senate will never get the 68 votes to impeach Bush. There would be very little polarization with the American people if Democrats attempted to impeach Dick Cheney. The Sith Lord has shown an utter distain for the American people and media. Which explains why he had dismal approval ratings before things went south for the White House. I still don't see the 68 votes.
Cheney's base is extremely small. There aren't enough Republicans courageous enough to remove Cheney. Chuck Hagel has mentioned impeachment and he retiring from the Senate. That's it. Joe Liberman would vote against removing Cheney. No one has any idea how Jim Jeffords would vote. There is no guarantee that Democrats would get 50 votes. 68 are needed to remove Cheney.
A better way to remove Cheney is Congressional investigations his office on pre-war Iraq intelligence and his role in the Balerie Plame leak. Congress can even challenge Cheney on his silly claim that he is not part of the executive branch.
The impeachment of Bill Clinton turned into a disaster for Republicans. Cheney isn't as skilled a politician as Clinton. Cheney won't have 60 percent of America rallying around him. His media enablers will protect him. Fox News and conservative talk radio will launch vicious attacks. I prefer the Right disillusioned about their horrible presidential candidates and their preceived notion that Hillary is an unstoppable juggernaut.
The Bush administration is doing a good enough job sinking on their own without impeachment. The focus should be on electing Democratic candidates nationally. Not impeachment resolutions that will fail.
It's not good enough to sink on their own. He needs to be removed.
ReplyDeleteHis buddies in Pakistan, Burma, Mexico, and now GA have all declared 'states of emergency'.
It's been a waste of time for seven years.
I hear ya but you know I'm relentless.
I want them UP OUTTA THERE.
Stroke of a pen we've got our own dictator. It's gone too far.
Other dictators grow emboldened by Americans tolerating this heinous, abusive, criminal leadership.
Yeah, I gotta disagree as well (duh!). Well, at least to the extent that I believe Hoyer should have let the impeachment proceeding move forward. If it's defeated on the floor, fine, but it would get a lot of shit out in the open that needs to be aired.
ReplyDeleteHoyer betrayed his party and the American people by pulling his little parliamentary trick to send the resolution to die in committee. In my opinion, of course ...
But, you know, thanks for the link and stuff. ;)
I'm so sickened by this administration that removal of them all doesn't seem a waste of time to me. They deserve to be removed, and more, they deserve to be imprisoned in Guatanamo the remainder of their lives.
ReplyDeleteThe Democratic Leadership isn't listening to those that put them in power - we want change and we haven't gotten anything.