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Home Front: Politix
Articles of impeachment to filed on Cheney
2007-04-18
Rep. Dennis Kookiness Kucinich (D-PlutoOhio), the most goofy (and that's saying something) liberal of the Democratic presidential candidates in the primary field, declared in a letter sent to his Democratic House colleagues this morning that he plans to file articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney. Kucinich has made losing ending the war in Iraq the central theme of his campaign. He has even taken aim at the leading Democratic presidential candidates in the field for their votes on authorizing the war.

Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution gives Congress the authority to impeach the president, vice president and "all civil Officers of the United States" for "treason, bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." Sources tell the Sleuth that in light of the mass killings at Virginia Tech Monday, Kucinich's impeachment plans have been put on hold. There will be no action this week, they say.
I have to question the timing of this.
Kucinich's office had no comment on the Congressman's "Dear Colleague" letter — which apparently was drafted over the weekend, before the school massacre — or on what the focus of articles of impeachment against Cheney would be. But Kucinich shouldn't hold his breath on getting anywhere with his impeachment plan. "We'll see a Kucinich Administration before we'll see a Cheney impeachment," quipped one Democratic aide.

Here is the text of his letter:

April 17, 2007

Dear Colleague:

This week I intend to introduce Articles of Impeachment with respect to the conduct of Vice President Cheney. Please have your staff contact my office . . . if you would like to receive a confidential copy of the document prior to its introduction in the House.

Sincerely,

/s/

Dennis J. Kucinich
inmateMember of Congress
Posted by:Jackal

#20  Out thinking Dennis the Menace;
Cheney resigns in the face of charges. Bush appoints a new VP for senate approval from among leading republican presidential contenders.
The Senate democrats murder Kucinich for putting them in a lose - lose situation, and approve the new VP. The 2008 election is a mere formality and power is passed to another republican.
The war in iraq continues, and nobody attends Dennis Kucinich's funeral.
Posted by: wxjames   2007-04-18 16:55  

#19  This congress is becoming a three ring circus.

At least it keeps them from actually legislating a load of stupidity.
Posted by: eLarson   2007-04-18 16:46  

#18  This just might work.....
Posted by: danking_70   2007-04-18 14:39  

#17  "This congress is becoming a three ring circus.

There - fixed that for ya', #13 DD.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2007-04-18 14:30  

#16  The United States should institute a sanity test for all candidates to elected federal office. That would eliminate people like Dennis Kucinich and Chuckie Shumer, and may force Jon Carry into retirement. Howard Dean wouldn't have made the cut for the 2004 election primary. The repuglycons have a few loose screws, but the dummycritters seem to consist of nothing else.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-04-18 14:09  

#15  However, I hope we can find something more filling than cucumber.

'Sokay, bunyip. We can hit the pizza joint lunch buffet before going to the tea party (they have a senior citizens' discount, too). That way we can nibble daintily on the cucumber in perfect comfort.

And we can have beer with our pizza! Should make for a lively tea party.
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2007-04-18 13:51  

#14  As for food at our little parties, if it's daylily season we can have daylily blossoms filled with curried-chicken-n-chutney or egg salad. Dainty, feminine, and quite filling when eaten in bulk. ;-)

Nimble Spemble, you continue to astound and amaze. I'm mortified to admit I am unfamiliar with watercress ladyfingers.
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-04-18 13:28  

#13  I hope he does it. I really don't think that this is what the electorate wants. Pelosi will either have to support it to keep the moonbats happy or slap it down to keep her job.

Either way, it would be fun to watch. This congress is becoming a three ring circus.
Posted by: DoDo   2007-04-18 12:13  

#12  "NOTICE ME, DAMN YOU! NOTICE ME!" Dennis screamed, stamping his tiny feet in impotent rage.
Posted by: Mike   2007-04-18 12:10  

#11  Having just seen what a true nut can to at V-Tech...
Perhaps it is time for Kucinich to be evaluated by proper medical authorities for the safety or the House and Senate.

Posted by: 3dc   2007-04-18 10:16  

#10  KUCINICH/SHARPTON 2008
Posted by: tu3031   2007-04-18 09:05  

#9  A notable nut among nuts.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2007-04-18 08:12  

#8  My horses eat all the watercress in the creek. I'll be there too, waving my cane in their faces and shouting, "ROWR!"
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2007-04-18 08:08  

#7  I'm shocked, shocked I say, to see that no one has come out in favour of watercress ladyfingers.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2007-04-18 08:01  

#6  I shall be there, also, with the pointed and searching questions....I'll be the one wearing a hat and white gloves.

More filling than cucumber? Chichen salad, I think. The kind with grapes and chopped nuts in it... very substantial!
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2007-04-18 07:56  

#5  Thank you TW. In the fullness of time, when we are both little and old, I would be proud to stand with you, shoulder to shoulder, tilting our verbal lances at the moonbat dragon, while nibbling our sandwitches. However, I hope we can find something more filling than cucumber.
Posted by: Bunyip   2007-04-18 07:51  

#4  Gorgeous, Bunyip. Naturally, I particularly like this bit:

Compelling us to think...you know, when those nice little old ladies at mommy's very elegant tea parties, who nibble on their cucumber sandwitches, and ask sharp and pushy questions about, you know, policy and plans and stuff like that, and they won't accept vague handwaving as an answer.

I intend to be one of those little old ladies someday. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-04-18 07:37  

#3  The lack of any actual charges in the letter bothers me, so I have completed the letter for the good Representative Kucinick.

April 17, 2007

Dear Colleague:

This week I intend to introduce Articles of Impeachment with respect to the conduct of Vice President Cheney. The specifications Mr Cheney must be charged with are as follows;
Continuing to advocate an unnecassary war against people whose only crime is to hate and kill everything they find in range. I mean, well, if we just apologised, and went away, everything would be OK...wouldn't it?
Failing to accept the leftist point of view, in spite of our strong entitlement to be believed, especially when it is clear that our narative is inherently truthy, eclipsing outdated concepts like "fact", "logic" and "reality".
Continuing to say positve things about our troops, which penetrates and pollutes our brainspace, even when we put our hands over our ears, shout "YAYAYAYAYA", and put on those nifty little tinfoil hats. It is so emotionally draining.
Compelling us to think...you know, when those nice little old ladies at mommy's very elegant tea parties, who nibble on their cucumber sandwitches, and ask sharp and pushy questions about, you know, policy and plans and stuff like that, and they won't accept vague handwaving as an answer. No, no no, they make us look like gibbering loonies, and well, nobody likes that do they? And it is all Cheney's fault.

We, of the left, are entitled to immediate relief from, well.., anything that makes us uncomfortable. We are entitled.....we are just entitled. So there. Now leave me alone. I have to go and have a good lie down.

Sincerely,

/s/

Dennis J. Kucinich
Member
Posted by: Bunyip   2007-04-18 07:27  

#2  Oh Jebus what utter crap.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2007-04-18 01:38  

#1  See also FREEREPUBLIC/DRUDGEREPORT > RUSH LIMBAUGH > 80% chance Hillary will be President come 2008.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-04-18 00:08  

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