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In reply to the discussion: How long before some right winger demands that Obama be impeached because of Petraeus? [View all]mzteaze
(448 posts)22. It Won't Happen
outside of a handful of wackos with keyboard courage "demanding" it. This story actually damages the ReThugs MORE than Obama. Broadwell's connection to the GOP, Petraeus was considered to run as a GOP candidate, Cantor and Issa...and even Romney & Bain, if you want to go that far.
So far the only Dem even remotely connected via talk was Dianne Feinstein. Even that was mainly due to her position and the fact that the FBI investigation MAY NOT have reported it to the Intelligence Committee as it should have.
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How long before some right winger demands that Obama be impeached because of Petraeus? [View all]
hedgehog
Nov 2012
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Sure, just as soon as the GOP impeaches Bush for 9/11 while ignoring the PDB of 8/6/2001.
JoePhilly
Nov 2012
#10
Joe Scar was certainly trying to stir something up on MJ today, speculating that the White
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#16
I think you have it backwards - this is likely to be a huge Republican scandal
Jersey Devil
Nov 2012
#17
They have been hitting the Benghazi thing nonstop. They tried VERY hard to make it an issue before
anneboleyn
Nov 2012
#31
Who has been feeding and pushing Fox with this story...Karl Rove. the sleeze is pissed
crunch60
Nov 2012
#33
It might not be this but they'll try to impeach him for something in the next 4 years
cherish44
Nov 2012
#35
Giuliani was already calling for Obama to be impeached BEFORE the election!!
Major Hogwash
Nov 2012
#40
I wasn't handwringing, I was more commenting on right wingers along the lines of
hedgehog
Nov 2012
#44