Obama opposes impeachment of Bush*, Cheney. Favors it for "grave" breaches

[draft_mario_cuomo]

His reasoning is odd, at best... He said impeachment should be reserved for "grave breaches" of presidential authority. What could be more grave a breach than lying to the nation, world to get us into a disastrous war? Under the Obama standard apparently nothing qualifies as impeachment worthy.

==Associated Press - June 28, 2007 12:14 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) - US Senator Barack Obama (ber-AHK' oh-BAH'-muh) says he doesn't favor impeachment proceedings for President Bush and Vice President Cheney.

Obama made that comment today in response to a question asked at a meeting in Washington with his Illinois constituents.

The Illinois Democrat says he's distressed by the Bush administration's ethical standards and secrecy. But the presidential hopeful says impeachment should be reserved for "grave" breaches of the president's authority.

Both Obama and US Senator Dick Durbin say having to deal with month after month of impeachment hearings wouldn't be in the best interest of America.==

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