Posted on 01/06/2008 8:56:28 AM PST by Kaslin
As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have belatedly and painfully concluded that the only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president.
After the 1972 presidential election, I stood clear of calls to impeach President Richard M. Nixon for his misconduct during the campaign. I thought that my joining the impeachment effort would be seen as an expression of personal vengeance toward the president who had defeated me.
Today I have made a different choice.
Of course, there seems to be little bipartisan support for impeachment. The political scene is marked by narrow and sometimes superficial partisanship, especially among Republicans, and a lack of courage and statesmanship on the part of too many Democratic politicians. So the chances of a bipartisan impeachment and conviction are not promising.
But what are the facts?
Bush and Cheney are clearly guilty of numerous impeachable offenses. They have repeatedly violated the Constitution. They have transgressed national and international law. They have lied to the American people time after time. Their conduct and their barbaric policies have reduced our beloved country to a historic low in the eyes of people around the world. These are truly "high crimes and misdemeanors," to use the constitutional standard.
From the beginning, the Bush-Cheney team's assumption of power was the product of questionable elections that probably should have been officially challenged -- perhaps even by a congressional investigation.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Do the Demoncrats realize yet that Bush isn’t running again?
Is McGovern still alive? I thought he died in ‘72.
I thought McGovern was dead.
A little late, aren’t you George? I mean, can’t you hold your breath another 12 months?
I’d love to see you Dems try it during an election year. That would be the best gift you could give the Republican Party.
--where did he fall from?
I thought he was long dead. Politically, of course, he is. He will always share the blame for guiding the democrats down the path to socialism that they are now well along; what with a Marxist woman, a faux populist pretty boy and a socialist proto-Muslim the three leading candidates for the nomination.
” The political scene is marked by narrow and sometimes superficial partisanship, especially among Republicans,”
Early Adult Onset DEMENTIA! Happened many years ago. Now he doesn’t have two brain cells to rub together.
Over 300 Congressional Investigation in the last year, not even a single ethics complaint, much less any criminal indictments. You Leftist clowns have utterly NO ground other then your emotion based hysteric rage at your loserdom for Impeachment.
Is there an unwritten law that says you have to issue stupid pronouncements as you age.
Jeez George, you and Andy Rooney need to shuffle away to the old age home, looking for bargains on Depends as you go.
Both of you are to be pitied.
Just read this and it sickened me. Even quotes Jack Cafferty as the basis to impeach Bush over Katrina. And says Bush/Cheney illegally seized power in 2000! Pure ugly left wing hate.
Be very afraid, the current dem candidates are as left wing as McGovern.
By McGovern’s standard the president he served as a bomber pilot in WWII should have been impeached for throwing U.S. citizens into concentration camps. Oh, but wait, that guy was a democrat.
Hey George, GIVE UP already like you wanted to do in Vietnam and Iraq.
Bush has to go in a year because his term limits will have been reached AS HAVE THE CLINTONS’.
George McGovern has to go.
No wonder this quack lost.
Liberals hate Bush like the Nazis hated the Jews.
I’m serious.
We’re right in the middle of a hot and heavy primary and the Post goes with this????
Let me check to see if I care what this man thinks or wants. Nope.
One of the biggest, if not the biggest loser in American political history calls for a twice elected President of the United States to be removed by act of Congress.
What a total buffoon.
Hey, George. You are as crazy as carter, but at least he was elected.
Can the Democrat led Congress’ numbers go any lower? Have they reached 1,000 investigations launched in 365 days yet?
Is it too late to impeach Carter?
He says no time in our history has been as destructive as Bush Cheney. I’d like to offer a small list he overlooked: 1968 - Vietnam, assassinations and riots in every major city; WW I & II; Civil War (costliest in history and fought on US soil); War of 1812 (fought here and we essentially lost, White House burned). I’m sure I missed many.
If Comrade McGovern had been elected President in ‘72 (thank you GOD for NOT allowing THAT to happen!), America would very likely not exist today, and what DID exist would be a combination of a Soviet gulag and a radioactive dead zone.
Yes, yes, yes, some whiner will have to poke their nose in here and say ‘McGovern flew bombers in World War II’, but so did a lot of other closet Commies and that doesn’t negate the fact that McGovern is every bit the traitor as is John F’in Kerry, Tom ‘Choke Back The Tears’ Harkin, and Jimmah ‘Upgrade 3-Purple-Scratches-Boy’s Discharge’ Carter.
I thought he was dead. Oh, sorry, that was his daughter who died, frozen in an alley, dead drunk. Parental neglect????? Cold-hearted bastard of a father??? What a mean spirited, judgmental thing to say.
That would be William Jennings Bryan (D).
George McGovern is what, 98 years old? Trust the Washington Post to let an addled old man make a complete fool of himself. And where’s McGovern’s family? Isn’t there anybody around to help keep an eye on George, keep him out of mischief?
Obama preaching hope? While is compatriots preach hate? (Reminds me of Arafat who used to speak peace in English, and speak death to his people in their language)
(And even conservative commentators are falling for his line of BS.)
LOL!!! If only we could!
McGovern is still alive?
Who knew?
Heck, who cares?
If that's the criteria for impeachment then it would apply to nearly every President in modern history.
McGovern: senile, socialist, and perpetually bitter about getting his clock cleaned in '72.
you mean he’s NOT dead?
You can say that again
They are so dumb, they think he is on the ballot
and they’d nominate him.
Didn’t he win one state when he ran against Nixon?
you know you’re dealing with a leftist twit
when they mention
politicians lying.
Well, George, I think that depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is....
Does anyone care about McGovern? He is only one of the biggest losers in American politics!
yawwwwnnnnnn
Wake up, George. This is 2008. First, this whole impeachment scenario is laughable on it’s face. Second, beyond that, George, it’s an election year so they will be gone soon anyway.
What a maroon.
He has finally completely lost his mind.
It’s ok George, no one is listening to you anyway.
Huh.
A sitting President was caught lying under oath in a workplace sexual harassment lawsuit -- one where he was the accused executive level predator and the victim was a hapless low level employee.
Seems that "bi-partisan" support for an impeachment would be a snap.
But where were all the democrat hack Congressmen (and women) who pilloried Clarence Thomas based upon spurious allegations from a person whose sanity had been questioned?
They were NOT willing to step up to impeach OR convict.
Mr. McGovern, those of us who are old enough remember your anti-American record from way back. Now sit down and shut up.
It’s interesting that lefties believe fervently in their own fabrications.
I think an impeachment trial would be a good thing. All these baseless allegations have taken on a mythic reality. A trial would shred their contentions and illusions.
How come lefties are never asked if we or the Iraqis would be better off with Saddam still in power?
Oh do hurry. You’ve only 11 months left. Whatever shall we do if Bush and Cheney aren’t impeached? Oh, we’ll never get even for Clinton’s impeachment! Oh, the pain! Oh, whine, snivle, hurt!
*crickets* George! Can you hear them? Is it like when Dennis stepped onto his balcony and "smelled rose petals" and was "directed" by an some alien presence (the direction was never made clear)? George try to focus!
I dunno, think he's a little younger than that. In his eighties more like it.
His wife died last year. Have no idea where all his kids are. They did have a large family. Of course he did lose one daughter tragically.
Look, he was a flake in 1972 and he's a flake now. Proving that some things never change.
It’s clear, that the old goat has no clue whatsoever about the constitution
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