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In reply to the discussion: Lindsey Graham lets slip his true agenda... [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)23. IIRC, impeachment begins in the House...
...I distinctly remember the "House Managers" marching over to the Senate to deliver their bill of impeachment back in the Clinton years.
Of course once the Senate had it, they would never convict Obama. So beyond being bad and wrong, it would also be a colossal waste of time, which the electorate would definitely not like.
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the electorate is in no mood for another politically-motivated impeachment process...
BlueMan Votes
Nov 2012
#3
exactly. It would be a completely futile effort on the part of congressional repugs...
BlueMan Votes
Nov 2012
#37
I think the stifling air in the closet of denial he's living in is warping his brain.
Arugula Latte
Nov 2012
#9
Maybe they should be a little more circumspect about calling for an investigation
lolly
Nov 2012
#30
Agreed. They'll distort the true facts of Benghazi, seizing this "opportunity" to rev up impeachment
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#13
Yes, but Clinton's popularity was at the expense of achievements for his 2nd term
Jersey Devil
Nov 2012
#18
He couldn't have achieved much even without impeachment. The Rs ran both the Senate/House.
Selatius
Nov 2012
#42
So are the Dems gonna let the GOP pull another Clinton? They better stand up to these assholes this
OregonBlue
Nov 2012
#27
Scratch one off that "5 GOP Senators Most Likely to Work With Democrats" list.
KamaAina
Nov 2012
#55
We never learn. They were emboldened twice over when Bush's impeachment was "off the table."
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#59