Reply #5: Impeachment here seems to have become synonymous with conviction

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and removal from office. Clinton was impeached and did he lose his pension or Secret Service protection? It is hugely unlikely that Bush would ever be convicted, the same as Clinton. You see criminal cases which are less complicated that take years to come to a conclusion. What makes anyone think that this Gordian knot will come untied in only 2 years without even an ongoing investigation which was the case during Clinton's last term? The Bush bunch cut their teeth during the Nixon years and make his secrecy appear amateurish. There will be a lot of dodging and weaving, stalling and stonewalling to let the clock run out. But consider, if Bush makes it through the end of his term and there is still a criminal investigation going on the involves him, why could he not be convicted then if the Democrats control the White House and there is nobody to pardon him?