Did you notice that an impeached president

[Courtesy Flush]

gets more respect than Bush, who supposedly was some kind of big success?

Even Paul Ryan said nice things about Bill Clinton in today's speech. No love for Bush, though.

[valerief]

1. Clinton was not impeached but thank you for your concern.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment#United_States

[Nye Bevan]

2. He was impeached, but acquitted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States#Impeachment_of_a_U.S._President

"Impeachment" means to put the President on trial. Don't be so quick with the troll accusations.

[valerief]

3. Impeachment requires Senate approval, but the Senate acquitted him.

[kestrel91316]

5. Wrong. The trial by the House was the impeachment.

The Senate votes whether or not to acquit.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Semantics, but no.....

The House has the "sole power of impeachment."

Impeachment is the charge, the Senate holds the trial.

Clinton was impeached, as was Andrew Johnson. Both were acquitted by the Senate.

[valerief]

8. House initiates and votes on impeachment. Senate tries impeachment.

What good is an indictment without a conviction? What good is a House impeachment without a Senate conviction?

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/impeachment.htm

•Should any one of the Articles of Impeachment be approved by a simple majority vote, the President will be "impeached." However, being impeached is sort of like being indicted of a crime. There still has to be a trial, which is where the US Senate comes in.
In the Senate

•The Articles of Impeachment are received from the House.
•The Senate formulates rules and procedures for holding a trial.
•A trial will be held. The President will be represented by his lawyers. A select group of House members will serve as "prosecutors." The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (currently John G. Roberts) will preside with all 100 Senators acting as the jury.
•The Senate will meet in private session to debate a verdict.
•The Senate, in open session, will vote on a verdict. A 2/3 vote of the Senate will result in a conviction.
•The Senate will vote to remove the President from office.
•The Senate may also vote (by a simple majority) to prohibit the President from holding any public office in the future.

[Nye Bevan]

11. You've got it. (nt)

[Nye Bevan]

7. .

[kestrel91316]

4. He certainly WAS, lol. He was not, however, convicted.

[woolldog]

10. He was indeed impeached by the House. nt

[madville]

9. Bill is likable, Bush was not

Bill was certainly popular with the ladies, never would hear that about GWB

[Courtesy Flush]

12. Really? Is that all?

I was thinking more in line with Bill left the country in better shape than he found it, and Bush ran it through a diesel-powered shredder.

Remove the personalities, and the result is the same.

[lunatica]

13. Clinton is an example of "you never know what will happen"