Posted on 10/22/2005 8:50:42 PM PDT by kddid
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are so pleased with reports that Leakgate prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is about to indict senior White House officials that they want him to lead an impeachment investigation into whether President Bush lied to Congress about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
"The CIA leak issue is only the tip of the iceberg, House Judiciary Democrat Jerrold Nadler complains in a message posted to his web site.
In a letter asking the Justice Department to expand the scope of Fitzgerald's investigation, Nadler says: "We now have reason to believe that high crimes may have been committed at the highest level [and] wrongdoing that may have led us to war and imperiled our national security.
If there is evidence that Bush or Cheney authorized aides to deliberately mislead lawmakers, Nadler told Congressional Quarterly: "That would be an impeachable offense.'"
The Manhattan Democrat is asking Acting Deputy Attorney General Robert McCallum to direct Fitzgerald to probe efforts by the White House to discredit critics of the Iraq war like former Ambassador Joe Wilson. Nadler wants Fitzgerald to determine whether attacks on Wilson were part of a "broader conspiracy knowingly to mislead Congress into authorizing a war."
Even before leaks from Fitzgerald's investigation indicated he planned indictments, Rep. Maurice Hinchey let slip the Democrats' plan to impeach Bush for alleged Iraq war lies.
In quotes picked up by the Ithaca Journal, Hinchey said in August: "My greatest hope is that all of these things will be revealed, they will be revealed in a very direct and legal context, and that in 2006 a Democratic majority will be elected to the House of Representatives, and in February of [2007] impeachment proceedings will begin."
Dems can't even force a party line vote on controversial bankruptcy legislation.
No way they could impeach, even with a slim majority.
Yes!
(Shaking head in total disgust.)
Unfortunately for the dummycrats, Joe Blow Wilson confired the attempt to purchase Uranium Oxide in Africa. Wilson would be the dummy's worst witless, er, witness.
to the dims we aint at war
They couldn't even schedule an impeachment vote.
Someone should point out to Nadler that, in addition to being so fat he can't see his feet, that he can't read a calendar.
The "alleged" attacks on Wilson happened 3 months AFTER the war was over, and months after authorization. They couldn't possibly have been part of the plot to mislead the congress into supporting the war.
IN a related bit of stupidity, Treudeau today in his "Doonesbury" comic strip asserts that the Republicans have had complete power for 5 years, so everything is our fault. Someone should point out to him that, in fact, the democrats staged a coup to capture control of the senate for almost 2 years. And unlike republican "coups" that involve the democratic process and the will of the people, the democrats actually did steal power by bribing a senator with a committee chairmanship to switch sides.
He lied under oath to congress. Why not start there?
by the end of this week, we'll know. why risk making statements like this now, rather then waiting a week.
This might not be the smartest tactic....because when the (subject that I promised I wouldn't bring up on a NON-SCOTUS thread).....is over, one way or the other...
IF the dems start down this road...it will just help heal any rifts in the Republican Party...because this would be a "declaration of war" on the POTUS and CIC during war time.
No self-respecting conservative or Republican could let that happen without a fight. (I hope)
City of Evil.
Republicans are idiots,they fight by the rules.
The Democrats believe the law is whatever comes out of their mouths.
Either the Republicans begin to prosecute democrats with any and every law possible,make laws to arrest democrats with or else the dems will eat them alive.
no, they don't want to actually impeach Bush - they just want to hold the hearings, to use as a smear forum leading into the 2008 elections.
this will backfire....
Dont they realise congress has already investigated this claim?
Will we ever find out which Top Secret documents an ex-*Crinton NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR stole from the archives - while preparing for the official 9/11 investigation panel?
If they really thought they had it in the bag it wouldn't be Nadler making the announcement. Not when there's face time on the news free for the taking.
That is correct
The Dems are over reaching .. AGAIN
Gee. Wouldn't that be nice, for a change.
Has everyone seen this? And what do you make of it?
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