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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: John Dean: Why President Obama Could Easily Be Impeached Over the Debt Ceiling [View all]tclambert
(11,085 posts)13. Never underestimate the power of stupidity.
George W. Bush served a second term. Something like 60 million voted for him (give or take a Diebold machine or two), despite having seen how he performed during his first term.
Every time I've said to myself, "Surely no one can be THAT stupid," a story in the news within a week will have me saying, "Well, I stand corrected."
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John Dean: Why President Obama Could Easily Be Impeached Over the Debt Ceiling [View all]
Drunken Irishman
Jan 2013
OP
Democrats have a comfortable majority in the Senate, no successful impeachment will be happening.
PoliticAverse
Jan 2013
#1
They can successfully impeach in the House. They won't remove him from office, tho.
Drunken Irishman
Jan 2013
#3
And it would be a hell of a sideshow for a few months... which is what they'd want
groundloop
Jan 2013
#23
I think you're right....anything to keep Obama from trying to advance his agenda is their goal NT
rbixby
Jan 2013
#54
Do you think it would improve their standing in the Congress in the 2014 elections ? n/t
PoliticAverse
Jan 2013
#72
If the Republicans don't remove him from office they can hardly call it 'successful'.
PoliticAverse
Jan 2013
#71
It was a massive Republican success. It made the 2000 election close enough for idiot boy to steal
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#115
Yes, and the Republicans at the feeding trough would be all over their Congressman
BlueStreak
Jan 2013
#104
I have a feeling that Obama's WH counsel would have already considered this scenario
pacalo
Jan 2013
#5
If the House goes the route of impeachment it will be time to move my money
LiberalFighter
Jan 2013
#39
It was never an issue until last year. The need to pay our bills has always been self evident.
Kablooie
Jan 2013
#48
The last time they played this game, the republicans lost big time, and caved. I suspect there are
still_one
Jan 2013
#38
let them. The Senate will NEVER convict, and it will just be a waste of time, while the repukes
still_one
Jan 2013
#12
What is worse is letting them play this hostage garbage. It only has to be done in the 11th hour
still_one
Jan 2013
#35
... auctioning off federal lands or selling corporate naming rights to national monuments?
FleetwoodMac
Jan 2013
#17
That is true, however, they lost some seats to Democrats, and their are about 20 republicans that
still_one
Jan 2013
#36
Let them go for it. Impeaching two Democratic presidents in a row will really expose them.
NYC Liberal
Jan 2013
#25
Hard to remember that John Dean was a Republican who ended up taking down Nixon
tavalon
Jan 2013
#31
"Moreover, the President would be violating the duties of his office if he failed to act, and simply
yodermon
Jan 2013
#33
Well if NPR says it, I guess it must be so, just like Gabby Gifford was killed, the ACA was ruled
still_one
Jan 2013
#37
At this point there's not a single ruse or tactic the GOP wouldn't use, but...
CBHagman
Jan 2013
#65
If they can do it, they'll impeach him for the crime of not being a Republican
Adenoid_Hynkel
Jan 2013
#91
So the repubs would choose to impeach to POTUS and yet will not deal with the impending financial
madinmaryland
Jan 2013
#93
I would say, let them go ahead and do it. Let's see their party drown in the bathtub.
YOHABLO
Jan 2013
#96
President Obama could easily be impeached for anything, but the Republicans would be fools to try it
jmowreader
Jan 2013
#97
Reminding people of the way they treated Bill, will just make it that much easier for Hillary45
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#101
It is always constitutional for the President to perform his constitutional obligations,
Hosnon
Jan 2013
#105
The House impeaches, the Senate tries and either acquits or convicts (and even then only if by 2/3)
DFW
Jan 2013
#109
The right wingers where my husband works talked impeachment all day yesterday.
CrispyQ
Jan 2013
#114
Obama is NOT going to be impeached for the debt ceiling, for executive action on gun control
onenote
Jan 2013
#119
The press would not cover it. It isn't sex. So, the GOP won't do it, since it would only be theater,
McCamy Taylor
Jan 2013
#121