Author makes case for impeaching Bush (Charleston Gazette)

[marmar]

June 05, 2007

Author makes case for impeaching Bush

Dave Lindorff


By Rick Steelhammer
Staff writer

There might not be enough impeachment votes in Congress to remove President Bush from office, but author and journalist Dave Lindorff believes the impeachment process would bring to light enough abuses of presidential power to derail his second term.

“Once his crimes are laid out on national television, he’ll be thrown overboard by his own party, or, like Nixon, he’ll strike a deal to leave office,” predicted Lindorff, who was in the Charleston area Monday to speak at West Virginia State University.

Lindorff, a former Los Angeles Daily News reporter and the former China correspondent for Businessweek, has written for The Nation, Rolling Stone, Forbes and Salon, in addition to producing an online column at www.thiscantbehappening.net. Last year, the two-time Fulbright scholar co-authored “The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush,” produced by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press.

In an interview preceding his appearance at State, Lindorff said he considers himself generally pessimistic about the odds of a Bush impeachment trial taking place, given the hands-off stance taken by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Democratic leaders.

“The congressional leadership is moving very slow at this point,” he said. “But things tend to move fast in Congress once they do move, so I can’t say, no, it won’t happen. Eleven states are considering impeachment resolutions now, and a Newsweek poll last October showed that 53 percent of the American public favor impeachment.” ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://sundaygazettemail.com/section/News/2007060419

[yurbud]

1. no shit--now if Democrats would just do it. I think I know what might be holding them back

Lieberman may have said if they do, he'll change sides, depriving them of the majority in the senate.

[Phredicles]

2. "process would bring to light enough abuses of presidential power"

Right. This is why sitting around whimpering "but we don't have the votes" doesn't cut it. At the very least, it will allow us to assess the damage the Insane Clown Posse has done; we can't make good repairs until we know bad it is,

[Cults4Bush]

3. I think it also belies the hypocrisy of de-humanization from the "left"

though most seem to be centrists that belive the party line 110%.

Hate repubs all you want it doesnt change the fact that in order to save their own skins they will most likely not want to associate themselves with war criminals, even if its the caging lists that do it, even if its wiretapping that does it. They for the most part wont stick with a vote on someone that will ruin their careers.

I honestly think its a load of shit to play at casting runes and act like its fact that all rw'ers in govt will react exactly as the toe the liners say... even after careful and public vetting of the charges.

there are so many reasons to begin proceedings and very few but swiss cheesey arguments against it. It makes me extremely suspicious of Dems as it does many of the apathy crowd.

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. Big thumbs up for your last two paragraphs!

[Cults4Bush]

7. :))

Thankies.

Of course that makes me a freepy, libertarian, troll mole according to the party firsters but honestly they can all go cheney themselves up and down.

[Lasher]

4. Hey, that's my Alma Mater!

State doesn't get much attention compared to WVU but it's a fine institution.

I completely missed this article in the Gazette. Thanks for posting.

Lasher

[Pacifist Patriot]

5. Good heavens, "Assault on Reason" throws enough light on the abuses.

Not knocking the article or your post. I agree with it. I just think it's ridiculous that some people think there isn't enough glaringly obvious abuses coming right from these idiots' own mouths and pens. Given the obvious evidence, can you imagine what must be under the surface????