Posted on 11/08/2006 4:00:51 PM PST by kellynla
Some congressional leaders will push for President Bush's impeachment now that the Democrats have taken control of the House and possibly the Senate, former New York Mayor Ed Koch predicts.
"I expect that [Rep. John] Conyers as chairman [of the House Judiciary Committee], now with great freedom, will do anything he can to commence such impeachment or investigatory activity, and we'll see whether Pelosi will prevent it," Koch says.
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in line to become the first female speaker of the House of Representatives in U.S. history, has said that impeachment proceedings against Bush are "off the table," according to a report in The Washington Post.
With the resounding Democratic victory on Tuesday, however, Conyers, D-Mich., is set to take over the chairmanship of the House Judiciary Committee.
Earlier this summer, Conyers issued a 350-page "investigative report" on the Bush administration that was widely viewed as a road map for Bush's impeachment if the Democrats took control of the House. Conyers charged that the Bush administration had violated "approximately 26 laws and regulations."
The Judiciary Committee would initiate any impeachment proceeding.
If Conyers were able to use his chairmanship to launch an impeachment investigation of Bush, Koch warns, the effect would be "devastating."
"The reason I supported, and still support, President Bush with respect to foreign policy on the issue of international terrorism is that I believe that it is an extraordinary threat to the U.S.," Koch tells NewsMax. "And I regret that too many in the Democratic Party don't appreciate the danger."
Beyond impeachment, Koch sees another worrisome outcome following on the heels of the midterm election results: gridlock. "Gridlock is not good for nations," he says.
"I hope the two parties and their leadership sit down and work on compromises on their philosophy. I happen to be very supportive of the domestic agenda of the Democratic Party, and supportive of the foreign affairs agenda of President Bush. I don't agree with the president on a single domestic issue," Koch says.
Koch adds that he looks "for changes that are dramatic in the domestic area."
"I hope they're able to work out some reasonable approach to Iraq, obviously different from what we have currently," he says. "The nation is for a change in direction."
Bipartisanship...
won't happen unless Dems have a death wish.
This alone will guarantee a GOP House takeover in '08.
I'm sure I don't like most of Ed Koch's ideas, but I've always enjoyed him because he speaks his mind and he has supported President Bush on the war on Islamists since the beginning.
It will happen. They just can't control themselves.
***Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in line to become the first female speaker of the House of Representatives in U.S. history, has said that impeachment proceedings against Bush are "off the table," according to a report in The Washington Post****
That was before the big Republican disaster. She was afraid it might hurt Dems chances. Bet your bippy its back on the table again.
...that the Dems will try to slip through while diverting everyone's attention with investigations and threats of impending impeachment. I already heard one Dem make a veiled threat this afternoon.
Schumer admitted last spring that Bush had given the Dems everything they'd asked for (spending-wise). In other words, the Dems gave the administration money for Iraq as long as they got what they wanted.
Thank you freepers that did not vote or voted for someone other than the GOP candidate to TEACH THE GOP A LESSON. Thank you big mouth Michelle Malkin, idiots Bill Kristol, Rich Lowery, Michael Savage and Laura Ingram for discouraging GOP and Independent voters for the last year. They heard you obviously. May a donk controlled congress affect you more than my family, since your discouragment ranting will cause money to be taken from my wallet that should go to my children when our taxes are raised. Thanks again!
I think they will make some noise(to try and please the freaks) about it not sure how far they will try to push it all the way.
The countdown begins. The Dems are having their moment in the sun and are partying. Let them. They'll get drunk with power, overindulge, and quickly throw up on themselves.
will not will not will not...they will expend so much political capital that it will kill em. But then again, if they do, Bush's poll numbers will go up.
Yea. I like Ed but some of us have predicted a Dem house would (successfully) impeach Dubya for a year or so now.
A little late to the party, Ed.
BRING IT ON-I HOPE THE DEMS SHOW THE MOST "ETHICAL CONGRESS EVER" AND APPOINT ALCEE HASINGS HEAD OF JUDICIARTY-they will hang themselves in the next 2 years
This is poison for the dollar and the stock market. Conyors will create an unnecessary economic catastrophe out of spite and hatred.
"won't happen unless Dems have a death wish."
Or unless they are off-the-deep-end insane with hatred.
And I don't think that every Democrat will want to sign onto that bandwagon.
Good. They can squander their new political capitol all they want.
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