Impeachment returns
It isn't torture this time, it's this book put out by the former Press Secretary for President Bush.
McClellan's Grave Charge
Impeachment is a fantasy held by the party that doesn't hold the Presidency. The Republicans ran smack into that fantasy in the 90's when they tried to impeach Bill Clinton. Heck, I routinely held fantasies about impeaching Reagan back in the day.
But the simple, brutal fact of the matter is that if the Democrats can't routinely override vetoes in the Senate, they can't impeach. The only way it can be done is by recruiting significant numbers of Republicans to the Yea side, and that will only happen if Bush does something clearly and unambiguously criminal. And by 'clearly and unambiguously,' I mean, 'clearly and unambiguously to someone who will give Bush the benefit of the doubt whenever possible.'
Neither of these conditions exist yet. Nor will they until after the November election, at which point it will be moot.
McClellan's Grave Charge
Impeachment is a fantasy held by the party that doesn't hold the Presidency. The Republicans ran smack into that fantasy in the 90's when they tried to impeach Bill Clinton. Heck, I routinely held fantasies about impeaching Reagan back in the day.
But the simple, brutal fact of the matter is that if the Democrats can't routinely override vetoes in the Senate, they can't impeach. The only way it can be done is by recruiting significant numbers of Republicans to the Yea side, and that will only happen if Bush does something clearly and unambiguously criminal. And by 'clearly and unambiguously,' I mean, 'clearly and unambiguously to someone who will give Bush the benefit of the doubt whenever possible.'
Neither of these conditions exist yet. Nor will they until after the November election, at which point it will be moot.
posted by Corwin at 12:48 PM
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