Posted on 06/04/2005 9:55:19 AM PDT by Fruit of the Spirit
Failed presidential candidate John Kerry said Thursday that he intends to confront Congress with a document touted by critics of President Bush as evidence that he committed impeachable crimes by falsifying evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
"When I go back [to Washington] on Monday, I am going to raise the issue," Kerry said, referring to the Downing Street Memo in an interview with Massachusetts' Standard Times newspaper.
"I think it's a stunning, unbelievably simple and understandable statement of the truth and a profoundly important document that raises stunning issues here at home," the top Democrat added.
The Downing Street Memo, first reported on May 1 by the London Times, was drafted by a Matthew Rycroft, a foreign policy aide to Prime Minister Tony Blair. It is said to be minutes of a July 2002 meeting where Blair allegedly admitted that the Bush administration "fixed" Iraq intelligence to manufacture a rationale for war.
Citing the Downing Street Memo, former presidential candidate Ralph Nader called for an impeachment investigation on Tuesday in an op-ed piece published by the Boston Globe.
"It is time for Congress to investigate the illegal Iraq war as we move toward the third year of the endless quagmire that many security experts believe jeopardizes US safety by recruiting and training more terrorists," wrote Nader with co-author Kevin Zeese. "A Resolution of Impeachment would be a first step."
The British memo, however, contains no quotes from either Bush or Blair, and is notably slim on evidence implicating Bush in a WMD cover-up.
Though largely ignored in the U.S. outside of rabid anti-Bush Web sites like MichaelMoore.com, the Downing Street Memo won Sen. Kerry's endorsement in the Standard Times interview: "It's amazing to me," the top Democrat said, "the way it escaped major media discussion. It's not being missed on the Internet, I can tell you that."
Have these people not read the 9/11 report????????
Hey Kerry, you POS, David Schippers presented sets of facts on 15 felonies that Scumbag committed.
Exactly how did you vote on the impeachment of Scumbag?
These guys once again are trying to rewrite history.
Kerry, Hillary and Bill Clinton, all have one thing in common: they have no political soul. They change with the political wind, and take issue when anyone points out their hypocrisy.
Nader on the other hand, is a lunatic.
Anyone that says, "It is time for Congress to investigate the illegal Iraq war as we move toward the third year of the endless quagmire that many security experts believe jeopardizes US safety by recruiting and training more terrorists," wrote Nader with co-author Kevin Zeese.", is quite simply certifiable.
There is a memo created by the Brittish government. Kerry wants to talk about it. Ralph Nader said Bush should be impeached over it. Now Newsmax calls it "the impeachment memo" for some bizarre reason.
It's very sloppy journalism. Kerry wants to make political hay here, but he is not, because he would be laughed at, suggesting impeachment.
He left out "dude", too.
ol' hoghead
I hope kerry pursues this with vigor.
Somebody should tell Kerry his 15 minutes of fame has long expired.
I am delighted that Cambodia John has decided to wade through this pile of dog feces. Add him to the list of Democratic Kamikaze pilots along with Dean and Reid, and 2006 should be a banner election year for conservatives. Throw in the usual crackpots like Rangel, et al, and the Democrats can move to Luxembourg.
"The question is WHEN WILL KERRY SIGN THE 180?"
Last I read he signed it and mailed it. It is in the hands of the US Navy for processing. This was in the Washington Times early last week.
---Glad you remembered that----impeach Kerry!
It's amazing to me, you dimwit, that you didn't lose by 20% and 200 electoral votes... It's amazing to me that the Democrats haven't disowned and disavowed you (actually, I guess that's not too amazing).... It's amazing to me that some people actually think you're still a viable presidential candidate...
---grapes----all very French, of course. Kerry's favorite vintage has a bad aftertaste---something like crow.
Don't rush me man----I'm happy watching the demodumbasses self destruct in 2005. Take your pick how and why.
Let's hope that the President says OK. You want to play that way! DOJ, sic 'em under the Constitution! You have full access to his records. Oh and while you're at it get Ramsey Clark too.
If Bush wants to retire, I guess he can. Dick and Condi can handle dumb nu!s!! easy.
"I wonder what the Dem's will do then???"
They will go out on the trail saying the Repubs are out of touch with the people and they just need to get their word out better.
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