CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE: White House Prepares for IMPEACHMENT

I've become so paranoid that I'm wondering if this just isn't a ploy to rally the troops. Could there actually be such a coalition in the Republican Congress? Or is this a case of a pre-emptive worst case scenario?

I will continue to doubt until it's announced. It just wouldn't fit in with historical patterns if it happened, PJ. Congress is Republican-controlled and Bush is a Republican. In every other case of impeachment Congress has been of one party while the President has been of another. So I'm not seeing it until the fat congressman sings.

That isn't really the core of my doubt, PJ. Like I said, history is why I doubt. It would be unprecedented if Bush got impeached. Is it possible? Sure, anything's possible. But I don't think it's probable and I won't until it actually smacks me in the face.

The question at this point is not the probability of the end result. What the White House is dealing with RIGHT NOW is the potential fallout of the Senate Judiciary hearings in February.

If a majority of the committee votes against Bush (which is possible) because the evidence makes it clear he acted illegally, a snowball effect could ensue--with the Congress, with the media, with the public and with the 2006 elections.

The point of the article is not to say that impeachment and conviction are imminent. (Look how long the Watergate process was.)

The point of the article is that the White House is worried that something will begin in February that they will be unable to stop.

That HAS happened before, in the Army-McCarthy hearings, for just one example.

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The house is one thing but the senate is a different story. At this point in time I don't see control of the senate changing hands in the midterm elections but I do believe that there is a good chance of having a democratic house come November.
Democrats Gaining in U.S. Senate Races

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PalJoey, I appreciate your enthusiasm today. I am fu**ing grumpy. I am pissed at my daughters for bratty behavior. And, listening to stats on Bush's imprimatur on the Judiciary made me stomach sick. And, the scale gave me the reason as to why my belt is tight.

So, I say impeach the idiot or let the Blue States secede.

I couldn't sleep last night, and intead stayed awake and read State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration by James Risen. It's absolutely terrifying. The domestic spying issue appears to be but the tip of the iceberg.

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Problem is if one of those Band of Brothers (Paul Hackett) wins his prmiary he still won't win in Ohio. If he did that would be a miracle, but I wouldn't vote for him even though I am a Democrat hardcore. He has no experience. Not good for someone running for Senate.

And people still really don't like Bush (especially after all of this spying stuff) some Republicans may be trying to distance themselves from him a little, making the possibility of impeachment a little more likely.

The "this is war" argument has gotten a little frayed from overuse these past few years, so I'm not completely buying it. Congress is restless and doesn't step in line quite as easily as it used to. (That, by the way, is the best protection against any one branch having too much power- the other branches keep wanting it for themselves. Which is why our Constitution is awesome.)

That said, the partisan argument, as I've said way too many times, has the most persuasive ring to me. I really, really doubt it'll even come to a trial.

IMPEACH THE BASTARD!

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Sorry to threadjack, but has this been discussed?

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