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"Solid case" for impeaching Bush
2005-12-15

MA. Sen. John Kerry said last night that if Dems retake the House, there's a "solid case" to bring "articles of impeachment" against President Bush for allegedly misleading the country about pre-war intelligence, according to several Dems who attended. Kerry was speaking at a Christmasholiday party for alumni of his WH '04 bid.

About 100 campaign vets gathered at Finn McCool's bar in D.C. to hear him. In a short speech, Kerry praised Dems who were working on Senate and House campaigns, and then said, according to one listener: "If we take back the House, there's a solid case to bring articles of impeachment against this president." Another listener heard a slight variation: "If we win back the House, I think we have a pretty solid case to bring articles of impeachment against this President." Kerry then quickly added, according to several in the audience, "Don't tell anyone I said that."

Kerry Comm. Dir. David Wade, in an email, said his boss was joking. Wade: "Is it really a story that, with a smile on his face and to ensuing laughter, at a Christmas party for his hardest working troops who are still working to win in 2006, a Democrat joked about why these diehard Democrats needed to keep dreaming of a Democratic Congress? Impeachment jokes in Washington are as old as Don Rumsfeld and as funny as Dick Cheney is gruff. Only the truly humorless would say bah humbug to the rarest of partisan red meat." Wade said Kerry often asks this question: "How are the same Republicans who tried to impeach a President over whether he misled a nation about an affair going to pretend it does not matter if the Administration intentionally misled the country into war?" More Wade: "Good luck finding a Democrat in America who disagrees..."

But several in Kerry's audience said the comment made them uncomfortable, in part because they believed the press would discover what Kerry said and report it accurately twist its context. In keeping with Kerry's wishes, several attendees, while acknowledging what he said, declined to comment when asked about the remarks.

Dem strategists know that many in their base might favor impeachment. But they do not want the party to appear hyper-partisan, especially when Cong. approval ratings struggle to reach 30 percent. Most Dem strategists believe that Americans would not stomach a second drawn-out, polarizing impeachment trial in the span of ten years. Others do not believe Bush deserves to be impeached. Dem leaders have cautioned colleagues not to use the word "impeachment" when speaking to base crowds.

An Impeach PAC, led by Democrats.com's Bob Fertik, has raised about $40,000 since November and promises to spend it in competitive races. And at least three national polling firms, Research 2000, Zogby and Rasmussen, have included the impeachment question on surveys.
This should convince some stay-at-home Republians to vote next year.
Posted by:Jackal

#12  Good, but for me the Dems real "ace-in-the-hole" for 2008 will be "Amer Hiroshimas" - the only way the power-manic, anti-US Lefties can save knowingly failed and failing Socialism. SOWG, and SWO/CWO is by anarchy and war. They want Revolution, they want Anarchy, they want "Amer Hiroshimas" ags their own cities and people - you know, those Lefties-Socies whom left America and the Western world to abdicate/defect/depart to Commie Asia, etc. only to come back penniless, disenfranchised, and disillusioned about the Worker's - and People's Socialist paradises overseas. Ditto for those same about Euro-Socialism. HYPER-CORRECTNESS/DENIAL HAS BECOME SO ACUTE WID THE LEFTIES THEY PREFER TO SEE THE DE FACTO DESTRUCTION OF AMER VOTERS AND CITIES, AND THE DE FACTO DEFEAT, SUBORNMENT, AND DESTRUCTION OF THE AMERICAN NATION, THAN ADMIT TO MAKING ANY MISTAKE(S) OR HAVING FAULTS. Its funny when on comedy TV like DREW CAREY, but not when 3000 Persons die, and more stand to die, or at least glow in the dark, thanx to wilful and deliberate global anti-Amer nuke proliferation.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2005-12-16 00:03  

#11  Sorry - but the Dims come and do this, they will start falling. They will push too many good people over the edge with what is an obvious abuse of power.

Those militia boys have lain quite. Let the Dems try this and the miltiias will all of a sudden show themselves.

And there are plenty of Americans who will take up arms under the rights as put forth in the Declaration of Independance - taking .50 BMG Barret to the Democrats who at that point will be destroying the republic.

Things are going to get very ugly - and the Dem party will cease to exist with the physical and political backlash.

The marvel to me is that such traitorous and seditious behavior is not only practiced, but that its ENCOURAGED by the Democrats.

Posted by: Oldspook   2005-12-15 23:05  

#10  there's lot's of fools out there who buy what the MSM sell.

But its a shrinking demographic.
Posted by: phil_b   2005-12-15 21:44  

#9  The Democratics display an astounding lack of understanding regarding the Constitution and the chain of ascendancy.

If the President were to be impeached and if the Senate were to vote to remove him from power, the Presidency would fall to the Vice President. If the VP were also impeached and removed for some reason, the Presidency would fall to the Speaker of the House. After that, I believe the next in line is the Secretary of State.

I believe all of the above are Republicans so an impeachment would gain them nothing...
Posted by: FOTSGreg   2005-12-15 21:27  

#8  JFnK got 47% of the vote in the last election. He's not out of the mainstream of American political opinion. Not that that doesn't frighten me, but there's lot's of fools out there who buy what the MSM sell. That's why advertisers pay them. Or at least used to.
Posted by: Angising Ulogum8796   2005-12-15 21:11  

#7  They spout their looney shit sooo much they are actually starting to believe it. No doubt he was preaching to the choir with his comments.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-12-15 20:58  

#6  Same here: 31 years a Democrat, until 9/11; but never again, not even for Dog Catcher.
Posted by: Dave D.   2005-12-15 20:54  

#5  The present moronic leadership is the reason that everyone in my family has left the Democratic Party. And the reason that I will never vote Democrat again : their base is slightly to the left of Trotsky, and holds all forms of American patriotism in contempt.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2005-12-15 20:30  

#4  Improving his standing with the base for 2008 was probably the primary motivator for his comment.
Posted by: Clerese Thinter6752   2005-12-15 20:14  

#3  I don't know who's worse for the Dems....John F'n Kerry or Dr Dean.

And this putz still thinks he has a chance in 2008?
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2005-12-15 20:06  

#2  MA. Sen. John Kerry said last night that if Dems retake the House, there's a "solid case" to bring "articles of impeachment" against President Bush for allegedly misleading the country about pre-war intelligence, according to several Dems who attended.

He's full of shit.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-12-15 20:00  

#1  First, the Dhimms will not retake the House.
Second, the country will not accept another coup by the press and the LLL's.

For the last 5 years, they have been sewing the wind, but they will reap the whirlwind. The basis of civility in our nation is almost gone.
Posted by: SR-71   2005-12-15 19:57  

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