I recently wrote on the issue of impeachment that has been reportedly so widely in the media. As I noted in the column and in prior interviews, there is no serious move toward impeachment by the Republicans and most of the impeachment talk has come from the White House and Democrats, including in fund-raising campaigns. Indeed, I was critical of the Washington Post column after one of the hearings in which I testified on executive over-reach. While the issue of impeachment was mentioned only a handful of times and usually to dismiss it as an option, the column was entitled “Republicans see One Remedy for Obama — Impeachment.” It seems that even denying impeachment as an option still constitutes discussing impeachment. Now The Hill newspaper has looked at the congressional record to see who is raising impeachment more often. The result was that Democrats raised the issue 20 times more often than Republicans, who barely uttered the “I” word.
The Hill found just 4 references to impeachment on the House and Senate floors by Republicans while finding 86 such references by Democrats.
Of course, the issue remains a cash cow for Democrats with millions being raised to fight off impeachment when the money could be just as well spent on chupacabra repellant. As of yet, President Obama has not committed an impeachable act and Speaker Boehner has steadfastly ruled out such an effort in the House.
The top three House Democratic leaders — Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) and Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (S.C.) also have all been flogging the impeachment horse. The black caucus has also been active in raising the issue, including Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee who raised it 18 times. She is followed by Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson (six times), New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (nine times), CBC Chairwoman and Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge (once), California Rep. Barbara Lee (twice), New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne (once), North Carolina Rep. G.K. Butterfield (twice) and Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards (once). Other members discussing impeachment are Reps. Kurt Schrader (Ore.), Bill Pascrell (N.J.), Steven Horsford (Nev.), Luis Gutierrez (Ill.), Louise Slaughter (N.Y.), Jackie Speier (Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.), the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
Source: The Hill
Brad S.
Wouldn’t comprehensive IMPEACHMENT be whatever the Speaker can get through the House and Senate. I mean, it could be a ham sandwich, right?
That’s like saying a candidate for president can have only one citizen-parent when, of course, that’ unconstitutional.
Politics never cease to amaze. Up is down. Wrong is right.
SCOTUS: Obamacare is a tax. What? Obama never said he was raising taxes.
Benghazi happened because of an anti-Muslim video.
Or not.
Jim22
“I thought there was an effort to stop white Irish guys from commenting.”
This STOPS here.
Irish and Americans are not white (Irish white guys” is erroneously redundant).
Irish are Irish-Irish.
Americans are American-Americans.
As differentiated from Chinese-Americans
Polish-Americans
Cuban-Americans
Iraqi-Americans
Phillipino-Americans
Argentinian-Irish
Etc.
Show a modicum of respect.
This travesty is equal to that of affirmative action which simply trades one bias for another (for what? Vengeance – “Vengeance is mine,” sayeth the Lord) and deludes certain categories into fantasizing that they can compete when, during certain periods, they can’t even enter the playing field which is currently tilted.
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John – the Irish are Celtic-American. Your comment also seems to presuppose that something can be correctly redundant as opposed to erroneously redundant.
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You need to understand what should be considered an “impeachable offense” before you argue for or against impeachment. High Crimes and Misdemeanors are not necessarily limited to simply breaking the law by the POTUS. Learn more here:
http://www.constitution.org/cmt/high_crimes.htm
Paul, That poor SOB who made that video did a year for Probation Violation. My wife researched it and said that was not even close to the norm. Obama and his errand boy, Holder, had to blame someone.
Nick – Hillary had her hot, sweaty hand in that pie as well.
Trolls are circling, ignore trolls.
I have seen a man state he would commit suicide because of the blog owner continuously deleting his lies and crazy comments. Why would anyone say such a thing? It’s an indication that person must have no life except to comment on a blog and smoke dope. Sad story, but true.
Got it. There’s someone here who still believes that.
John, The whole valley is still pretty conservative. I’ve been going there for decades. But, just the last 5 years or so it’s gotten a bit more liberal. That’s fine w/ me, as long as it doesn’t turn into Martha’s Vineyard. Actually, MV is OK w/ me since I only go for a week or so. Hell, I live in Madison, I can handle anything! I like balanced areas, that’s one reason we chose San Diego for the winter.
Larry, Curly… and where’s Moe?
Paul, This is like Groundhog’s Day for me. I have seen the identical pathology on other venues; banned from one, and laughed out of two. Just sayn’. That’s why I do not engage. I don’t get your “movie trailer” reference.
Nick – The Benghazi attack was caused by a movie trailer, remember?
The article mentions that the word Impeachment is an “I word”. I am wondering if this means that the civility rule prevents spulling out the word Impeachment with a capital letter “I”? Many people were talking about some Clinton scandal many years ago where he had sex with a Monica. No one mentioned the cigar. Folks back on Beldar are confused about humans having sex with a Monica by employing a cigar. And we are not quite sure what a Monica is. Is it some wider version of a Harmonica? Maybe we think, the Monica accusation was some way to demean the Clinton guy by implying that he had a small unit. We wonder where the weenie went. Please, someone set the records straight. I have a report due back on Remulak to the bosses by midnight our time on the East Coast.
Nick – Rancho Mirage
Unless it has been fundamentally transformed, the area is very conservative.
Some area street names:
1. Gene Autry Trail
2. Dinah Shore Drive
3. Bob Hope Drive
4. Gerald Ford Drive
5. Fred Waring Drive
6. Frank Sinatra Drive
7. Farrell Drive
8. Crossley Road
9. Kirk Douglas Way
10. Eisenhower Drive
John, Thanks for the update. The Kurds just need a little air support. They are fighting mofo’s! Keep the ISIS animals ducking bombs and help those 40k refugees find asylum. That will be a good outcome.
Annie – I keep asking you to advance the argument or discussion, but you seem unable to do that.
John – evidently this new attack was not predicated on a movie trailer.
And Paul keeps digging, LOL! Oy!
NEWSFLASH – Obama sends bombers to support Kurds.
“Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said in a statement Friday that “two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near Erbil.” ISIS was using the artillery to shell Kurdish forces near Erbil, Kirby said, the site of a U.S. consulate and where dozens of American military advisers are stationed. Kirby said the decision to strike was made by a U.S. Central Command commander pursuant with Obama’s authorization to strike if necessary to protect Erbil.”
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BENGHAZI – Pre-election 2012
The Commander in Chief DELIBERATELY DID NOT send bombers or any other asset to support the Presidential level Ambassador and his mission in BENGAHAZI during a 7-hour gun battle in which the Ambassador and three of his staff were killed.
Paul, and you have CLEARLY identified yourself. Skitter skatter skate away from it, but it’s very evident.
Annie – you are such a sore loser besides playing the victim.
And I hope NO liberal female commenters leave this blog, it’s exactly what they want. Stand and fight back. We didn’t make the advances on women’s rights by allowing ourselves to become their victims.
Yeah! Let’s level the playing field. Take the affirmative action tilt out.
Then you can really compete, right?
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