Posted on 11/14/2014 3:59:56 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
A Republican congressman known as a pit bull in Washington said Thursday that he doesn't support the idea of impeachment proceedings against President Obama because winning that fight would elevate the vice president to the Oval Office.
'Have you met Joe Biden?' South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy asked during a Fox News Channel interview.
Impeachment talk has swirled around Washington since the president announced that an executive order overhauling America's immigration system is imminent.
But some in the GOP see Biden as Obama's hedge against removal from office, since much of his public exposure has come in conjunction with a series of embarrassing gaffes.
A senior aide to a House Republican told MailOnline on Friday that 'Avoiding the "I" word' is a case of 'better the devil you know than the devil you don't.'
'Only in this case, we're pretty sure we know both devils. And Biden – he's two floppy shoes short of a complete clown outfit. Let's be honest: He's Obama's insurance policy.'
In a speech this year, Biden told a gathering of African leaders that Africa was a country, not a continent.
It brought back memories of a 2008 photo-op outside Biden's home where he told journalists that he had just returned from 'a successful dump,' which turned out to be a trip to a nearby landfill.
In 2010 he had a diplomatic face-palm moment by consoling Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen on the loss of his mother – who was very much alive.
In 2012 he made the sign of the cross while on stage to address a group of more than 1,600 Jewish rabbis.
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Biden is a buffoon and doesn’t have pigmentation immunity. He wouldn’t last.
Biden is the guy that plagiarized a speech by British pinko Neil Kinnock — and embraced its message.
I look at this as political correctness and what a lousy excuse to cover for the beltway republicans just so they do not have to do their jobs. They already sent out the signal, they are not willing to see the rule of law preserved. Biden is at least an American who loves this country. I can see him working with the repubs. The Obama, not so much. Starting the articles of impeachment doesn’t mean they would get a conviction but at least they would be doing their jobs.
Impeachment is a Constitutional remedy which should never be off the table when dealing with a lawless President, which is precisely what Obama is.
Nothing should be off the table when dealing with this tyrant. Nothing!
“doesn’t have pigmentation immunity.”
Bingo!
Absolutely Christie. Ya hit the ten ring... It's what the entire article is for.
Maybe we’ll get a repeat of Nixon-Agnew-Ford, except demRATs don’t have much time to retire biden.
Can anybody name thirteen Democrat Senators who would vote Obama guilty in an impeachment trial? It takes 67 Senate votes to remove a president via an impeachment trial. And would all the Senate RINOs: Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, etc. even support impeachment?
The fear would be that Biden would chose Hillary Clinton as his Vice President, then he resigns and she becomes president and an incumbent in 2016.
Why not a double impeachment? Obama for being corrupt, Biden for being mentally unfit for the office.
He is right. Impeach both of them.
Looks like Trey is going to get a visit from the Disabled Americans Act representative. Making funnies at the expense of the mentally challenged could result in persecution by Eric the Corrupt.
Further, Joe knows it; so does Mrs. Clinton; so does Leon Pannetta; so does Nancy Pelosi. Along with a few other Washington insiders.
There ya go.Impeachment is what happens when enough of Obama’s own party is ready to go after him. That just ain’t happening as long as the MSM continues to carry and cover for this POSPOTUS. So do we waste time going after his job or do we get the new Senate invested in pursuing all of these Obama administration scandals while taking Hillary out in the meantime? We can’t do both. The answer seems obvious to me.
Not a good answer and not even a very good joke. Gowdy just dodged the question when he should have provided a thoughtful answer.
At this point I will take Joe.
Ding Ding Ding we have a winner.
I’d rather have Biden.
DC chuckles after GOP congressman rules out impeaching Obama because – 'Have you met Joe Biden?
David wrote:
"Congressman Gowdy had better suck up.
"Under Section 3 of Amendment XX to the U S Constitution, Joe has been Acting President of the United States since January of 2009.
"Further, Joe knows it; so does Mrs. Clinton; so does Leon Pannetta; so does Nancy Pelosi. Along with a few other Washington insiders."
Thanks, David.
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