Louise,

Thanks for the info on the lady with the sign, suggesting that someone should provide the service to GW. It would have been great if she’d been willing to do a huge public service, and provide it herself. I would gladly have donated to a monetary compensation for her work, and would have recommended her for a Medal of Freedom. I mean, something like that would make her the heroine of the 21st Century. I know I couldn’t bring myself to do it. (I’d rather take on a snake in muddy swamp – blindfolded).  Thing is, it probably wouldn’t have done any good, even if we could’ve gotten pictures of the entire event. He would have just claimed ‘executive privilege’. (you know it’s true). And Nancy Pelosi and the others would have just said, “Well yes, that’s true. After all, he IS the president, and at least I didn’t have to get any stains on MY Christian Dior.”

Meantime, thanks so much for the updated link to cspan and the news that the House has agreed to send this on to the Judiciary Committee. That IS a good thing. Remember the last time Dennis Kucinich tried this, Ron Paul kept it from even getting that far.

So…YES!!! You GO Dennis Kucinich!

And yeah…You GO American citizens who refused to give up the faith. I’m handing out pats on the back, all the way around. This proves that we understand that if we want something done badly enough, and we want it done right, we’ve just gotta DO IT OURSELVES! (some folks would just say if ya want something done right, get a woman to do it, but that damn sure didn’t apply in this case). Maybe I should add that we’re planning to retire Nancy Pelosi in the fall. She’s out, even if she doesn’t know it herself yet.

Thanks everybody. Ya’ll do good work.

Oh yeah..Guess we’ll have to create a new media structure as well, eh? I stopped getting my local paper over 3 years ago. Turned it down even when it got to the point of 3 free months. Same with the cable for the TV. Now the only channel I can get is ABC, and I never watch that either.

I found out that the 2 TV dramas I watch from time to time are available on the Internet now. (who woulda thunk it?) So, who needs MSM?

This is the single, most important and significant step we can take to begin the process of taking back our government. 

Kudos to DK!!! 

Now the House judiciary committee has to do the right thing.

The House just voted to send Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s (D-OH) resolution, calling for Pres. Bush’s impeachment, to the Judiciary Cmte. http://cspan.org/

Now believe it or not this is a GOOD thing, since we know we have an ally in the Judiciary Committee. So while we all wanted to delude ourselves into believing the wimps would give us a yes or no vote to send the evidence to the Senate for trial today, that never was very likely. Since it isn’t very likely any of them have read enough of the Kucinich counts for impeachment. Beside they’ve been really busy today dealing with another issue they’ve been putting off for years.

So ... get busy and email, phone, fax members of the Judiciary Committee. And Nadine is right. Keep those communications going to your reps and senators. Don’t let up. They need to know we aren’t going to let this go away, like a lot of them are hoping we will!

Maybe we need to make an analogy for them. This goes away and THEY go away. OK, that sounds fair.
[but be nice ]

cyrena:

“OK fine. Somebody tell USA Today, the NYT, the Washington Post, ABC, MSNBC, FOX, CBS, and whomever I’ve left out, that the shrub received an unauthorized blowjob. Maybe that’ll get their attention.”

Hee-Hee

Back before Bush cheated his way into a second term, some well stacked lady was seen at a protest wearing a large sign that read, “Will Somebody Please Give Bush a Blow-Job so We Can Impeach Him!”

Honest. The photo made the rounds on the internet. Anybody out there still got it? If so, how about a link?

Forget about mainstreammedia. They are whores in the most literal sense of the word. The focus now is on advertising. Pure and simple. The vast majority of “programs” on TV suck. In fact most of the commercials are BETTER than the shows. But not good enough to turn the TV on just to watch them. And most who enjoy a commercial enough to repeat it to someone, cant remember the product it was pushing anyway. Proving Corporate America, at least the add agencies, are as dumb as their viewers.

A couple of years ago I cancelled all my subscriptions to newspapers. The calls started. One day free. Then all weekend free. Then half price for the whole week. Finally I said OK when the whole papers free, call me. Still waiting. But you know what? Even if that call came I’d probably decline. ‘Cause I got better things to do than plow through fifty pages of adds looking for some news.

Thank goodness for the Internet, or we’d all be “so totally fer sure” dumber than the fencepost.

OK, here’s the latest from my local ‘Impeach Bush’ community organization. (We’ve been at this so long they feel like DNA members of my family). The Title of this e-mail communication is:

Gentlepeople, Light Yer Torches

Now, pass the light along.

“As a United States citizen, you have a civic and patriotic duty to listen to the entire articles of impeachment introduced against George W. Bush on June 10, 2008, in the House of Representatives:

• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6265058101839429571

• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1857978401494382897

• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-785946969577220461

• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=44290116379338 9423#3m

• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5404739374808347875

The totality of the above crimes is clearly treason; we must fight back. For the future of the United States, pass along the word, to all your active email contacts. Silence is complicity. It will take an aware and brave citizenry to prevent the United States from turning into another reich.”

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You know what proves that we’re still living in the rabbit hole of the past 7 years?

Well, I haven’t seen this information published in any of the MSM. We’re talking about a HUGE thing here, the impeachment of a US president. And yes, yes, yes...I know it should have occurred years ago. I’ve been involved in hoping this day would finally come, for that many years.

And yet, not a peep from the MSM. Flash back..William Jefferson Clinton..impeachment attempts. Does anybody remember the HUGE HOOPLA to all of that? Was there a single US person who DIDN’T KNOW that William Jefferson Clinton was undergoing the process of impeachment, or that the US House at the time DID vote/move/whatever to impeach him? And were there not millions of American’s stopped in their tracks awaiting the decision by the Senate on whether or not they would follow-suit, and do the same as the House had?

Does anybody remember that? I mean it was like ‘all over the newspapers’ as the saying goes. Got AT LEAST as much coverage as the OJ case.! (just didn’t last nearly as long thank God) Ken Starr published an X-rated best seller, (at taxpayer expense I might add) and there wasn’t a person alive in the developed world who didn’t know all about this.

I mean, how often does a US President come up for impeachment, even when there’s not a particularly valid reason for it? We knew when Nixon was about to be hit with the same action, and how that convinced his party members to make that long walk, to tell him it was all over, and he needed to surrender.

And now, here we are, nearly 8 years after The Coup, and nobody in the rabbit hole seems all that informed, or much cares. What’s it gonna take here? A blowjob?

OK fine. Somebody tell USA Today, the NYT, the Washington Post, ABC, MSNBC, FOX, CBS, and whomever I’ve left out, that the shrub received an unauthorized blowjob. Maybe that’ll get their attention.

In 1970, then-House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford defined the criteria for impeachment as: “An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.” That may sound a bit oversimplified, but it is in fact pretty close to accurate.

Impeachment is a method of bringing charges of wrong doing that can be viewed as calling for investigation.

The charges are presented on the floor of the congress. The congress then determines if the charges justify being moved into the House Judiciary Committee, for investigation.

The House Judiciary Committee then investigates the charges. If they determine there is evidence of possible wrongdoing that might justify removal of the president from office, the charges are sent out of committee, back to the House of Representatives for hearing. Following the hearing, a simple majority vote, for or against, either sends the charges on to the Senate for trial. Or decides there will be no trial. If the charges are sent to the Senate, the Senate then “try’s” the president with the evidence found in the charge, and if they find the president guilty of the charges, he is removed from office.

Articles of Impeachment are the charges.
Finding for the charges of Impeachment sends the charges to the Senate.
Removal from office happens when the Senate finds the president guilty of the charges.

Getting through the House Judiciary Committee is the trick. In this case we already know we have a supporter of investigating the charges in the House Judiciary Committee.

What are high crimes and misdemeanors? Lots of legal minds have been debating what the founders meant in the 18th century when they stuck that in. The meanings of Bribery and Treason are pretty indisputable. The other charges were stuck in to cover potential wrongdoing that might be viewed as a threat to the security of the nation, the nations form of government and the safety and sanctity of the Constitution of the United States. Hence Fords observation.

I’m no attorney, but I think Kucinich has made a good case for the president and the vice president having put the nations security, form of government and the safety and sanctity of the Constitution of the United States under threat.

So the second trick is to get the House of Representatives to swallow their false pride [after all, to a degree they are as guilty as the administration] and put the safety and security of the nation, the government and the Constitution ahead of their own silly hides.

Where WE come in is letting them know we get it!

We get the big picture!

We want this investigation to happen. We want it to be a matter of public record. And, if they refuse to investigate these charges, when we vote we intend to hold them accountable! Pretty simple actually.

Why now?
Why not?

At what point in time does wrongdoing become not wrong? Besides, this needs to happen now to head off another unnecessary war!

One other thought. Bush may not be the brightest bulb on the tree, but he’s got to be smart enough to be looking at Cheney and thinking, you SOB, I’m not going down for you. Which might explain his sudden almost diplomatic stand on Iran.

I think there is genuine affection between Bush and McClellan and I think the revelation that McClellan felt betrayed by him, may actually impact Bush. But I could be wrong.

Any way, this has to happen. Now is better than never!

Whether Bush could be successfully impeached or not, the effort is necessary to keep his administration to busy to launch another illegal war, this time against Iran. Also, I’m still very concerned that this gang will attempt a coup and block elections.  A serious run at impeachment makes it nearly impossible for even a hand picked supreme court to side with the axis of evil in the offal office.

Kucinich’s Articles of Impeachment for Bush will die in the House Judiciary Committee as everybody knows it will, just like his earlier articles on Cheney. Here are the members of that committee. Do you know one of them? Do not vote for them in November unless they sign on to Kucinich’s Articles of Impeachment:
Conyers, Berman, Boucher, Nader, Scott, Watt, Lofgren, Jackson Lee, Waters, Delahunt, Wexler (has signed on!), Sanchez, Cohen, Johnson, Sutton, Guitierrez, Sherman, Baldwin, Weiner, Shiff, Davis, Wasserman Schultz (she favors the articles), Ellison.
Even if no action is taken, history will harshly judge these members and the leaders of their party if they do not at least sign on.
The feckless Democratic Party and its ditto leaders need to be given a good spanking after their dismal, kneejerk, pratfall, Iraq-genuflecting 2006-2008 performance.

Obviously Kucinich and Wexler are the last two pair of real Balls in Gov’t. if Sen Obama doe not publically endorse their efforts- my support of him will be only tentative.
If the Dem in Congress do not realize their jobs are also in jeopardy becasue fo their failure to do this Years back, they are as blind, stupid or corrupt as the infiltrators of the Republican party (Corp Whores)
Pelosi & Reid should be dusting off their Resumes- because they are no longer welcome as ‘Public Servants’ and this will be the least of their concerns- I hold them Personally responisble for Failing to perform their Duties....Their inaction and blockage of this Right of the American People to Hold Our public Servants Personally liable for acts which require Foresight, intention and malice, are complicit and Culpable.
I have NO intention of voting for Any Democrat who has not Used their Power and influence to stop this Corrupt Regime. I am well beyond the mercy of Impeachment and Thirsty for Retribution for these High Crimes against US and the World.
Silence from Sen Obama will only be a confession to his complicity. This is Not a Parisan issue this is an American Issue. this admin has taken our Constitution and Wiped their asses with it- they have cause not only needless deaths of our citizens and others around the world, they have placed US in grave danger of future attacks.This time beyond the Buildings which House the covert operations of the MIC (who used OUR citizens as Human shields). If we do Not take action against this Adminstration we will be telling the world we Condon their methods and actions,thus being a aprty to these Crimes against Humanity.If We fail to Prove we are a Democracy No other nation will have a leg to stand on during their Struggles for Human Freedom and Peace.This is of naitonal Importance and a NationalSecurity issue. It is Priority #1.
The ‘Democratic ‘congress had get off their Asses and start doing their jobs or they will face the same fate as their friends across the aisle.

Bravo Kurt....excellent post.

This impeachment HAS to happen, as the first step to whatever other war crimes tribunals can and should be set up after they’ve been removed from office.

Let us keep in mind however, that Dennis Kucinich did this before, (just under a year ago) in an attempt to first impeach the real culprit behind it. (Dick the shadow dictator) There was some practicality to that, since it made since to remove him first, which would have -for all practical purposes- neutralized any further damage from the moron, until the same proceedings could be taken against him. And remember that those efforts were blocked by Ron Paul, and the Congress agreed not to pursue it.

So, this must happen NOW, before they can escape. We’ll set up the next step -the punishment phase- after we do this one.

THIS SHOULDA HAPPENED MUCH SOONER....NOW CAN WE TRY “emperor BULLSH*T” FOR ALL THE CRIMES he has commited against HUMANITY-THE ENVIRONMENT-IRAQ-AMERICAN WARRIORS-JOB LOSS-etc-etc-etc-and while we are at it.....How about cheney[clueless/useless]-condomsleaza ricecakes-AND ALL THE OTHER SLEAZE BALLS “shrub” let WALK AWAY FROM THEIR CRIMES??.....
KUCHINICH FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!![joking-of course]-But Ya Gotta Admit-This Guy Has BALLS THE SIZE OF IDAHO!!!

If Bin Laden were captured today would it be reasonable to say, “Well, it was 7 years ago, there’s nothing to be gained from prosecuting him now.”

I agree with Saddler. At this time Bush and Cheney are about to leave. Unless we are talking about jail time for them, what’s the point? I would like to see them prosecuted for their abuse of the public trust, but I don’t believe it will happen. Jail for them would be a great lesson for our future politicians as to who REALLY holds power in America: Congress by way of the People. It is time that everyone remembers this!

Great idea, if we go back in time 3-4 years to when the people of this country might have still benefited from Bush’s impeachment.