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2016 Postmortem

Orangepeel

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5. He'd never be convicted, of course, but the House GOP trying is all that is necessary to impeach

Reply to Jeff In Milwaukee (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 01:03 AM

Jan 2013

The definition of a high crime or misdemeanor is whatever 218 reps say it is. It would be a travesty and a farce, but I really think they would do it over the trillion dollar coin.

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TRILLION-DOLLAR COIN? [View all] JEFF9K Jan 2013 OP

Put Reagan on it--that'll fix their little red wagons! MADem Jan 2013 #1

Excellent! JEFF9K Jan 2013 #2

+1 SunSeeker Jan 2013 #7

"Accounting gimmick" and "good idea" aren't mutually exclusive Orangepeel Jan 2013 #3

I don't think he can be impeached for this... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #4

He'd never be convicted, of course, but the House GOP trying is all that is necessary to impeach Orangepeel Jan 2013 #5

That's true... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #11

That won't stop the Republicans NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #9

"there is no alternative to Congress raising the debt ceiling" - Jay Carney today yodermon Jan 2013 #6

The "Debt Ceiling" is a gimmick. The $1T coin is an anti-gimmick. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #8

I'm not sure this is what we want. Bonduel Jan 2013 #14

I thought the White House had ruled this idea out? NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #10

They shouldn't (even if they have) Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #12

I agree that they shouldn't take it off the table NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #13

Would like to see Lady Liberty on one side and the Twin Towers on the other. Filibuster Harry Jan 2013 #15