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wryter2000 DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Wed Oct-25-06 02:26 PM
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1. You know...
If Nancy Pelosi said she was considering impeaching Bush, that would mean one of two things.

1) Cheney becomes President. Do we want that? or

2) She impeaches Bush and Cheney and she becomes President. Doesn't that make her look like an opportunist, corrupt creep? Do you really want her on the teevee saying she's going to manipulate things to make herself President?

After thorough investigations, it may turn out that impeachment is the best options. Discussing it now is counterproductive or worse.
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  Forget the pledge: Why Pelosi is wrong on impeachment.... marmar  Oct-25-06 02:20 PM   #0 
   You know...  wryter2000DU Moderator   Oct-25-06 02:26 PM   #1 
   If she turned it down when it got to her who would it go to then?  goddess40   Oct-25-06 02:28 PM   #3 
   Exactly  wryter2000DU Moderator   Oct-25-06 02:31 PM   #8 
   Actually, they can prove this isn't a "partisan coup" from the outset. . .  pat_k   Oct-25-06 06:54 PM   #18 
   See Post #16. It's up to Bush/Cheney to spare us "disruption" and keep Repub Pres. . .  pat_k   Oct-25-06 06:53 PM   #17 
   Our Constitution is BROKEN..  Tellurian   Oct-26-06 08:58 AM   #35 
   I don't disagree with you at all...  marmar   Oct-25-06 02:29 PM   #6 
   Okay  wryter2000DU Moderator   Oct-25-06 02:29 PM   #7 
   Actually, they are making a monumental mistake -- trapping themselves. . .  pat_k   Oct-25-06 06:58 PM   #20 
   Bush/Cheney can keep Pres. Republican -- all Dems need to do is point it out. . ..  pat_k   Oct-25-06 06:45 PM   #16 
   It is more counter-productive NOT to discuss it now. . .  pat_k   Oct-25-06 06:56 PM   #19 
   She was right. Give it a rest.  Richardo   Oct-25-06 02:28 PM   #2 
   Hey, Richardo  wryter2000DU Moderator   Oct-25-06 02:34 PM   #9 
   Behaved well? What the....?  Richardo   Oct-25-06 02:37 PM   #11 
      You can't be too careful  wryter2000DU Moderator   Oct-25-06 04:00 PM   #13 
   Actually, she handed them a bunch of them. . .  pat_k   Oct-25-06 06:59 PM   #22 
      ??  Richardo   Oct-26-06 08:59 AM   #36 
         There is a great answer should could have given. . .  pat_k   Oct-26-06 12:20 PM   #40 
   Pelosi's statement takes impeachment off the table for the Repigs!  zulchzulu   Oct-25-06 02:29 PM   #4 
   Hey, you're scary  wryter2000DU Moderator   Oct-25-06 02:36 PM   #10 
   Downside of pledge is guaranteed, And they mythical backlash beast. . .  pat_k   Oct-25-06 07:08 PM   #23 
   Rep. Pelosi's Position, Sir  The Magistrate   Oct-25-06 02:29 PM   #5 
   They should have been running on impeachment. . .  pat_k   Oct-25-06 07:09 PM   #24 
   Nancy Pelosi was damn smart to say it!!  LynneSin   Oct-25-06 02:41 PM   #12 
   The price they will pay for this pledge is FAR higher  pat_k   Oct-25-06 07:12 PM   #25 
   I was saying that a month ago,  elocs   Oct-25-06 07:57 PM   #30 
      By failing to run on impeachment, they set themselves a trap. . .  pat_k   Oct-26-06 12:37 PM   #42 
   If Speaker Carl Albert had announced in 1972 that the Dems planned  beaconess   Oct-25-06 06:20 PM   #14 
   Why?  pat_k   Oct-25-06 07:13 PM   #26 
      Because in 1972, there was no stomach for impeachment - as  beaconess   Oct-25-06 10:16 PM   #32 
         . . and letting Reagan/Bush off the hook gave us Bush I . .  pat_k   Oct-26-06 08:40 AM   #34 
            Who's said anything about letting them off the hook?  beaconess   Oct-26-06 10:57 AM   #37 
               Precisely what she is doing with the pledge. . .  pat_k   Oct-26-06 12:08 PM   #38 
   Imagine if there was no impeachment--  elocs   Oct-25-06 06:38 PM   #15 
   It's the nuked constituion I'm more worried about. ..  pat_k   Oct-25-06 07:14 PM   #27 
   where do you get the 60 votes needed to impeach Bush??  Imagevision   Oct-25-06 06:58 PM   #21 
   By failing to accuse Bush, they are giving the fascists cover. . .  pat_k   Oct-25-06 07:17 PM   #28 
   67 votes are needed in the Senate after the House votes to impeach.  elocs   Oct-25-06 07:47 PM   #29 
      She's already exonerated them, so no worries about that. . .  pat_k   Oct-26-06 12:29 PM   #41 
   Only 2 years left...  Infinite Hope   Oct-25-06 08:12 PM   #31 
   And in that 2 years, Dems have to get something done to help the American  beaconess   Oct-25-06 10:20 PM   #33 
      Happy renovation on a house that is still knocked off its foundation?  pat_k   Oct-26-06 12:11 PM   #39 
   Wow! I just checked the replies to my posts here at DU.  elocs   Oct-26-06 06:38 PM   #43 
 

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