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2016 Postmortem

Richardo

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15. ..aside from the impeachment, the Senate would never in a billion years have had 67 votes to convict

Reply to longship (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 09:07 PM

Jan 2013

Bush would have been acquitted and, in the spin from the press, vindicated.

Impeachment would have been a total waste of time, money, effort, political capital - and worse yet, would have resulted in the exact opposite outcome as impeachment advocates wanted.

Pelosi did not get to be Speaker by being an idiot.

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I wonder how Nancy Pelosi feels now about her "Impeachment Is Off the Table," when she [View all] Cal33 Jan 2013 OP

You act like she isn't a part of it. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #1

There's no question that there are Democratic politicians who are sociopaths. I think Cal33 Jan 2013 #5

Exactly what I was thinking. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #6

Actually, it's an effort to preserve a false continuity... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #24

Are you calling Nancy Pelosi a sociopath and criminal, and advocating her removal from office? Auggie Jan 2013 #2

Yes, I am. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #7

No, I'm not. Cal33 Jan 2013 #10

Do we have to relive this thrown chair fight here? longship Jan 2013 #3

And add the fact that RudynJack Jan 2013 #8

Indeed! It would have hurt Democrats badly. longship Jan 2013 #9

Wow ... Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #13

+1, "Loyalists" support all crimes regardless of the severity just1voice Jan 2013 #27

You... RudynJack Jan 2013 #29

High-risk only is now a deterent to justice? Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #12

There was RudynJack Jan 2013 #30

Lots of fallacies and assumptions in your post. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #11

No more than in yours, which has a heaping helping of naivete as well. Richardo Jan 2013 #16

..aside from the impeachment, the Senate would never in a billion years have had 67 votes to convict Richardo Jan 2013 #15

I taught mathematics for years. longship Jan 2013 #21

It's known that sociopaths don't have feelings like pride, honor, shame, disgrace...etc... Cal33 Jan 2013 #19

Impeachment is an arraignment, not a punishment. Richardo Jan 2013 #22

I doubt it that things would have been "exactly as before." Just look at all the Cal33 Jan 2013 #23

Conviction or acquittal is not secondary. Richardo Jan 2013 #28

Since there has been no impeachment, Bush, Jr got away 100% scott free. If there had been an Cal33 Jan 2013 #34

"DU has been over and over this. Why bring it up again?" Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #25

War crimes and treason never just go away, the world doesn't "let it go, please" just1voice Jan 2013 #26

"What is right and what is politically advisable" Martin Eden Jan 2013 #32

I don't think Nancy Pelosi really cares about anything but her stock portfolio. forestpath Jan 2013 #4

I so agree with you. 840high Jan 2013 #14

Problem is, Democrats often supported his activities. progressoid Jan 2013 #17

our current Secretary of State voted for that war Enrique Jan 2013 #20

I hate it as much as anyone, BUT Cosmocat Jan 2013 #18

The Obama administration just got a CIA whistleblower thrown in jail for three years MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #31

Do you have a list of those LukeFL Jan 2013 #33

Off the top of my head I can name France, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg. When Bush Cal33 Jan 2013 #35