Weeks and months of filibustering and voting against cloture. Wow, when they wanted wonderful folks like Alberto Gonzales approved filibustering was close to being voted out of the Senate procedures. Now they wave it like the flag. Unfortunately, the Democratic leadership has been too polite to condemn this ongoing refusal to vote in any public forum. What purpose they think they are serving is beyond me. The Republican hypocrites go about their merry way with no one really getting that they are obstructing every action the Senate tries to make.
Now Bush wants $200 BILLION for another year of war. The brightest thing the House can do is to refuse to vote on any war appropriation that isn't specifically for bringing home all Americans in Iraq. The mercenaries included. Not one person should be left and the bases should be abandoned. The Embassy that hasn't been properly built should be leveled.
At some point, the American public will figure out that the Bushies have been undermining the Constitution and the Republic since they usurped the White House. All the lawsuits, discoveries of fraud and other wrong doing will come out. At that point, Impeachment will be the only option for anyone in Congress. Even the wackiest right wingers (Larry Craig?) will admit there is no way they can justify the fascist actions taken by this administration. All we can do is hope!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Why Bush & Cheney Impeachment is Unlikely
I think Nancy Pelosi has been held back by the Democratic National Party from starting impeachment proceedings against Bush and Cheney.
Why, you ask? Bear with me.
If both Bush and Cheney were found to be guilty after their impeachment, Speaker Pelosi would become the country's first female president.
Unelected.
And, with less than 2 years left in the office, she could be re-elected to 2 more full terms. So many Democrats have spent and raised so much money so early to try to be the party's next candidate. If Ms. Pelosi were suddenly president, she would be the presumptive candidate (assuming she did as well as president as she is doing as speaker). Wouldn't that just throw all the current posturing and posing into a morass of anger and hurt.
We all know Hill has been planning to be the first woman president since before Billy got elected. Imagine her thoughts if Ms. Pelosi beat her to it through the impeachment process! In the meantime, a new VP would have to be appointed, changing the heir candidate presumptive for the next 3 election cycles (assuming Ms. Pelosi won in 2008, and why wouldn't she? she has been better at diplomacy in the Middle East in one trip than Bush ever thought to be in 6 years).
It boggles the mind. Somehow, I can't imagine the Democratic Party looking forward to that. I am surmising that Speaker Pelosi has been handed the script. I certainly hope I am wrong, and only history will prove it one way or another, but it makes for interesting thoughts, does it not?
Why, you ask? Bear with me.
If both Bush and Cheney were found to be guilty after their impeachment, Speaker Pelosi would become the country's first female president.
Unelected.
And, with less than 2 years left in the office, she could be re-elected to 2 more full terms. So many Democrats have spent and raised so much money so early to try to be the party's next candidate. If Ms. Pelosi were suddenly president, she would be the presumptive candidate (assuming she did as well as president as she is doing as speaker). Wouldn't that just throw all the current posturing and posing into a morass of anger and hurt.
We all know Hill has been planning to be the first woman president since before Billy got elected. Imagine her thoughts if Ms. Pelosi beat her to it through the impeachment process! In the meantime, a new VP would have to be appointed, changing the heir candidate presumptive for the next 3 election cycles (assuming Ms. Pelosi won in 2008, and why wouldn't she? she has been better at diplomacy in the Middle East in one trip than Bush ever thought to be in 6 years).
It boggles the mind. Somehow, I can't imagine the Democratic Party looking forward to that. I am surmising that Speaker Pelosi has been handed the script. I certainly hope I am wrong, and only history will prove it one way or another, but it makes for interesting thoughts, does it not?
Saturday, April 7, 2007
mr whine
Has anyone else noticed how whiny the president gets when people defy him? That man apparently does not understand the word no. Or respect it. What did his mother teach him? That he can have whatever he wants as long as he has a signing statement or veto power? Shame on you, Barbara.
And why is it that he used signing statements to reject anything he didn't like during the Republican Congress, but now threatens vetoes against dems? I assume because he knows the dems will come after him.
What an infantile character the 'man' has. His 'Bring it on!' attitude has run its course. He complains when a bi-partisan group led by Nancy Pelosi goes to Syria, but not when an entirely republican delegation does.
He whines about dems funding the war but giving him a tentative deadline. He wants to go out of office with no resolution to the quagmire he was warned about and ignored. He can't believe he (and God) could make a mistake, so he continues to talk about 'improvements' as Americans and Iraqis die daily. Progress since "Mission Accomplished" can be measured in (what's smaller than a millimeter?) nano-meters. In fact, given world opinion, America has lost ground everywhere but in the minds of the oval office and it's political hack appointees.
Let's face it: the man's a joke played on the country by neo-cons and his big brother. And the punch line keeps getting punchier. Please, someone relieve us of this administration before we end up in the dark ages ala y2k predictions.
Nancy, start impeachment proceedings now!
And why is it that he used signing statements to reject anything he didn't like during the Republican Congress, but now threatens vetoes against dems? I assume because he knows the dems will come after him.
What an infantile character the 'man' has. His 'Bring it on!' attitude has run its course. He complains when a bi-partisan group led by Nancy Pelosi goes to Syria, but not when an entirely republican delegation does.
He whines about dems funding the war but giving him a tentative deadline. He wants to go out of office with no resolution to the quagmire he was warned about and ignored. He can't believe he (and God) could make a mistake, so he continues to talk about 'improvements' as Americans and Iraqis die daily. Progress since "Mission Accomplished" can be measured in (what's smaller than a millimeter?) nano-meters. In fact, given world opinion, America has lost ground everywhere but in the minds of the oval office and it's political hack appointees.
Let's face it: the man's a joke played on the country by neo-cons and his big brother. And the punch line keeps getting punchier. Please, someone relieve us of this administration before we end up in the dark ages ala y2k predictions.
Nancy, start impeachment proceedings now!
Monday, March 26, 2007
Time Flies
Time flies when you're having fun... I spent two months in New Zealand and discovered (no surprise really) that other countries think our government (read President & Company aka bushco) has lost it's collective mind. Not that Bush had a mind to lose, we all know Cheney is the shadow president and Georgie porgie is a puppet.
We are now waiting for the resignation of Alberto (Fredo) Gonzales and the subpoenas of Busies (aka Rove & other aides). I personally am waiting for the impeachment proceedings to begin. Both Cheney and Bush should be impeached for treason. I think the only reason Pelosi doesn't want to go that road is so she won't become the 1st woman president and mess up Hilary's goal. Time to stop playing party favorites and get the job done.
What better way to introduce a woman president than as a fill in with less than 18 months on the job to go? She could even (gasp) run twice more! And the war would be stopped (one would suppose) with a democratic woman in the White House. Wouldn't that be fun?
Now that would turn the world on its collective ear! Imagine the shock and awe for the religious right! They would pass out with a female in charge. And perhaps learn that patriarchism has not been a good thing for our society in recent millennia.
But that's another post - thanks for stopping by.
We are now waiting for the resignation of Alberto (Fredo) Gonzales and the subpoenas of Busies (aka Rove & other aides). I personally am waiting for the impeachment proceedings to begin. Both Cheney and Bush should be impeached for treason. I think the only reason Pelosi doesn't want to go that road is so she won't become the 1st woman president and mess up Hilary's goal. Time to stop playing party favorites and get the job done.
What better way to introduce a woman president than as a fill in with less than 18 months on the job to go? She could even (gasp) run twice more! And the war would be stopped (one would suppose) with a democratic woman in the White House. Wouldn't that be fun?
Now that would turn the world on its collective ear! Imagine the shock and awe for the religious right! They would pass out with a female in charge. And perhaps learn that patriarchism has not been a good thing for our society in recent millennia.
But that's another post - thanks for stopping by.
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
musings
I can't sleep tonight, so I am setting up this blog for future ramblings. Humorous or serious views of the state of the world as I see it, may eventually follow. For now, I'll just say there are some odd folks out there in the political landscape. And there are some great folks out there doing great things to make the world a better place. Consider where you fit.
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