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
Z, no I actually supported the soldiers and sailors coming home from Vietnam, my brother was one of them. My daughter is a Navy FMF Corpsman who spent a year in Afghanistan and has been in the Navy since 2002. I support her and her fellow sailors and the Marines she is now stationed with.
Z
Annie you are probably like some of the other old 60s …
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Z you ole ho, you would love to see 60 again … but your johns have all dyed in the wool.
Z
Annie, either grab a tissue and shut up or at least attempt a defense against my stance …
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Look Senator Craig … your stance is not an offense nor a defense.
Even though you may think it is intimidating because it is so wide.
It is piss poor and will get you nowhere … in other words it is a static stance for a mental breakdown going nowhere.
People will wee wee in your shoes.
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Annie you are probably like some of the other old 60s leftovers who spent their youth spitting on returning soldiers and now support drone strikes on kids and women.
Oh Im sorry you dont hate rich people. You just hate the wrong kind of rich person, the ‘right’ kind. Corporations are cool as long as they are Democrat Party donors. Amiright?
Hypocrisy is the main characteristic of your kind.
I love to go to estate sales, but ran across so many bad reviews of one particular one in Texas that I decided I wouldn’t bother, when I was in Texas a while back. Some woman named Beagle or something that sounded
Iike a dog was the owner’s daughter and she is supposed to be quite crazy. I feel like I may be dealing with someone just like that Beagle person. Hmmmm.
Dred – nice of you to come to Annie’s defense, but earlier today she said that people should only comment on things directed to them. Annie needs to defend herself. And given the tact that she, bettykath and Elaine have been taking today, the last thing they want is some nasty male defending her (please do not take that personally, all males are nasty today)
Z, would you be Manson? Or Squeeky?
Ill bet that 50 years ago Annie would be a Manson family member
Z, I see you’re on a roll, do continue.
Annie, either grab a tissue and shut up or at least attempt a defense against my stance that Progressives are nothing more than brain dead zealots who are incapable of standing against their own party because they are weak minded hypocrites.
People like you are the types who helped people like Hitler or Stalin to power. Slackjawed followers who whip into a frenzy when your party leaders start preaching about how evil the other side is.
Tsk, tsk, so uncivil.
also drop the passive aggressive crying. Like the typical progressive trash your response to a debate that challenges your zealotry is to call for censorship. Put your big girl pants on you coward.
I remember when Democrats opposed censorship. I have come to hate Progressives as much as I hate the Religoous Right whackadoodles
I think that open impeachment hearings should begin on every president starting at the end of the first year in office. The hearings should remain ongoing until enough evidence is collected to warrant charges being brought and impeachment proceedings to begin.
Actual impeachments that end with removals from office should be frequent, not rare. It would also be good to see an occasional prison sentence imposed.
Well, it appears the Turley blog has fully morphed into the Althouse blog.
Who cares anymore Annie. SOMEONE needs to tell you what a full of sht idiot you are.
You are a pathetic Partisan moron
Oh my gosh how uncivil, again it will be interesting to see if this gets deleted.
Annie you are nothing but a brain dead hypocrite who wouldnt recognize the truth even if it slapped you across the face. Whackos like you are the problem.
So full of hate for the other side of the aisle that you cant even see how your side is no better.
OMG ABORTION!! OMG RICH PEOPLE ! OMG GAYS!’ EVERYBODY PANIC THE EVIL RIGHTYS ARE COMING’
You are stupid sheeple. You seriously make me want to puke.
Smoking too much dope and getting stupid is very unappealing.
To the whiners about JT blasting Obama. Go to the archives. JT blasted W when he saw him being out of line. I know this is a foreign concept to cultists but it’s called intellectual honesty. It’s being judicial. It’s “Calling it the way you see it” like an umpire. Whining and playing victim as seen on this thread is unappealing.
Congrats Democrat voters and zealots. You have joined ranks with the rich Republican people that you despise politically, in supporting corruption of our political system.
“Z” for Zealot! Who calls everyone zealots and cultists here? LMAO.