Seems like they are somehow afraid of this pair, probably for good reason, There is no logical reason they don’e impeach both and imprison them.

Why because it should have been done four years ago?

because they forgot who they were elected by and who they are to represent. they are suppose to work for the people. if we wanted them to think we would have told them. we the people are fed up with the egoes of bush and cheney and they should be held accountable according to the laws of this once great nation. if this happens they both will be imprisoned for dereliction of duty and falsifiying intelligence that has ryuined this nation around the world!!!! we had the world in the palm of our hand after 9/11, and could have accomplished so much but these two pissed it away.

It’s easy, Jack. They have no concept of the words, “Duty, Honor, Country!”
It is their duty to do so, but they are blind to their oaths and have no honor which makes the ,”Politicians, not leaders!

Congress can’t impeach Bush or Cheney. They’ve passed enough laws now that any action can be either justified or denounced. They have legislated us into lawlessness.

It’s obvious they are ALL in somebodys pocket and have something to lose. I can’t believe our country is run by thieves, liars, and murderers. I think they are aliens. They have completely lost touch with reality. They are watching our great country fall apart and are doing nothing. I guess maybe it’s part of a bigger plan. I’m very sad for my children. I don’t think this can be fixed.

Because if the proceedings were brought forth, a national emergency would be declared and we would get Emperor Bush due to an executive order much like the National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive.

Jack
We have 12 more months of this administration, we have endured 7 years we can stick it out. At this point the impeachment process will do more harm than good, it will be a distraction and be a waste of the tax payers money.

because thier stupid incompentant idiots, and, well that pretty much covers it.
scott Bowling Green, mo.

Impeaching the war criminals would be the right thing to do. People mostly don’t do the right thing because it is not in their best interest…or could it be because Mr Bush and Mr Chaney have their own private army? Either way it’s a question that begs to be answered but probably will remain one of the great unknowns as historians ponder the fall of yet another empire.

The time to have impeached Bush/Cheney was when we found out they lied about WMD. It’s too late now. The best thing the Congress & Senate can do for this Nation is to cut funding off for the Iraq War, & the war profiteering of Halliburton & Blackwater etc. .

There are no grounds for impeachment and here is why. First of all he had the consent of congress to go to war in both Iraq and Afganistan. We would also have to impeach every congress member that voted for it also.
Now lets talk about democrat started wars. FDR lead us into World War Two. Germany attacked us Japan never did. FDR was a Democrat. Truman finished that war and started one in Korea. North Korea never attacked us. FDR was also a democrat. John F. Kennedy another democrat started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam also never attacked us. Johnson another democrat turned Vietnam into a quagmire costing 58 thousand lives. Bill Clinton another Democrat went to war in Bosnia without French and UN consent. Bosnia never attacked us. Bill Clinton was also offered Osama Bin Ladens head on a platter on three separate occasion by Sudan while he was in office and did nothing. So NOW you want to IMPEACH someone? Yeah Right Mr. McGovern. What the hell is the statute of limitations on democratic stupidity?

That’s an easy question. The reason why Congress won’t impeach Bush and Cheney is the same reason why Congress hasn’t done anything since the America people voted them into office.

Congress won’t impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney because it would be very divisive to a country that is already divided.Congress should provide oversight and let him and Cheney finish out there terms.The time for impeachment has come and gone due to a spineless Congress!

that ship sailed a long time ago.

neither will be impeached only because it’s less than a year and they will be out of office. hopefully incoming Attorney General John Edwards will prosecute both of them, along with the rest of their criminal gang, for their crimes in the future.

This do nothing Congress apparently doesn’t have the backbone to impeach Bush or Cheney. This might be a good thing, can you even begin to see Pelosi running our country. Look at the poor job she’s doing in Congress, milk toast all the way!!!!!

Jack,
In my opinion, President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney did not usurp the Power of the U.S. Congress, the majority of Congressional Members voluntarily gave them the power. The Impeachable Offenses are too numerous to list, and in my opinion, they should both have been impeached years ago. I believe that the Congress is to blame for not doing their job (over-sight) and any impeachment effort would expose their own negligence and complicity as well as that of the President and Vice-President. Bush and Cheney know that there is no danger of impeachment and Nancy Pelosi publically assured them that they had nothing to fear. She really had no right to take anything “off the table”. So much for Congressional Oaths of Office…

Deb
Marshall, NC

Because Congress doesn’t have a backbone. This should have been done years ago.

Imagine if it is a sitting democratic president that has screwed up tand blundered his much, the republikan party would have raised all hell. Imagine how monolithic they are such that he never veto anything until the democrats took over congress. The republican party with their corporations are the real owners of America. There is only one political party in America: People are either more republikan or less republican, period!

There is no sufficient reason to impeach this president that has kept America safe.

It’s beyond time to impeach Bush and Cheney and that’s the primary reason Ms. Pelosi is Speaker today. Voters demanded action in 2006 and that included the commencement of impeachment proceedings. I’ve recently reread “All The President’s Men” and the Nixon antics were laughable when compared to this bunch. The only reason I can come up with as to why Congress hasn’t impeached Bush and Cheney is they’re afraid what might come to the surface when the muck is stirred up. Did the Speaker know we were torturing people?

Jack,

Whether or not Pres. Bush and V.P Cheney warrant impeachment, the time for pursuing that has long passed. They’ll both be out of office in a year. While I’m in no way excusing their behaviors and misdeeds while in office, initiating proceedings now would likely take a large chunk of their remaining time in office and further divide an dysfunctional congress and distract a citizenry already concerned with the economy, Iraq, illegal immigration, jobs, education, terrorism, etc.

There are probably at least two primary reasons Congress won’t touch this subject. First how could they expect to reach any sort of concensus on as profound an issue as impeachment when they accomplished so little of substance in their first full year and did so much bickering and finger-pointing?

The second reason is if even if Congress miraculously pulled off double-barreled impeachments and convictions, who would become interim president? Nancy Pelosi, of course, as she is next in line of succession. No wonder she doesn’t want the issue on the table. She’s got both hands and both feet so busy trying to be Speaker of the unruly mobs, excuse me, House of Representatives, one can hardly imagine her aspiring to any other job right now, except perhaps civilian!

Because they think people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

Congress, led by the SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Nancy Pelosi has failed in their constitutional responsibilities!!!. Not ony her, but both the Majority and Minority Leaders of both parties have put party politics over the Constitution, separate branches of government, and enforcement of our nation’s laws by the Executive Branch.

The Democrats were put in charge to effect change which they haven’t accomplished, partly because of insufficient veto-proof majorities. Nevertheless, they have let King George and his cronies intimidate them and the republican minority stall any important changes.

ALL incumbents up for reelection this years should be sent packing as a rising tide of voter disgust is beginning to swell from all political parties. Eliminate all incumbents in the House this year, and another 1`/3 of the Senate. Its time the American populace took its government back, held their elected officials accountable, and prosecute appointees for violating the Consitution, civil rights of our citizens, and laws passed by Congress.

Any member of Congress not willing to do the people’s business need to get off their ego or power trip and go home!!!! A complete blood transfusion is needed in Congress to stop the hemorahging.

If the American people is more interested in petty particianship, then this great country is in decline and will not recover.

My congressman and senators don’t have the stones to make a step outside of the republican party line. A worthless Dr. for a congressman who voted AGAINST S-chip.

A real estate salesman who rode the coattails of Newt Gingrich into the house in 1994 and then replaced the democrat (!?!) Zell Miller in the senate. The other is a shyster who smeared war hero Max Cleland in the 2002 midterms. I want to cut my throat everytime I think of what/who my neighbors vote for and I really question if they have any idea of what the f— is going on in this country.

Between the three of them they have never had an original idea. Big supporters of the voter ID law to keep the 6 other democrats in Cobb County from voting in the next election.

Because they do not honor their oath of office. I am proud to say my Congressman Mike Michaud respects himself, respects Maine, and respects the United States of America. God Bless him and save America.

Jack, given the list of Bush and Cheney’s deliberate self-serving tactics, I’m surprised anyone in Congress can even say a kind word about the two. Let us consider: the fabricated reasons for war in Iraq, illegal wiretapping, bullying other nations, leaking of the name of a CIA operative, Hurricane Katrina, reckless spending, mishandling the Iraq rebuilding process, the Military Commissions Act, No Child Left Behind, secret prisons, torture, waving bye-bye to habeas corpus, and the endless fear mongering. Impeaching them would be a slap on the wrist in comparison to what they deserve. Yet, impeachment is unlikely. Maybe Congress is afraid of hurting their feelings.

P.S. Loved the book!

Jack, If you give some one enough rope, they will hang themselves. They are simply letting him die slowly, by (political assasination) . They know the noose will snare the whole damn republican party. There is more than one way to die. It’s Great. bush and cheney have to suffer the humiliation, disgrace, scorn, and,contempt of the American people and the rest of the world. I love it! To impeach them would let them off easy. What pelosi does’nt realize is that by not impeaching she sealed her own fate of not being re-elected. The little sacraficial lamb led bush and cheney to slaughter just another way other than impeachment to serve a greater purpose. As for Congress, they have not done their job for decades now. How can you when you have 2 day work weeks and 4 hour lunches. And now all of a sudden when pelosi-reed and the democrats take control they realize they have to get busy before the Country is further crippled by their lame economic policies. Did you notice that with in a matter of months they passed minimum wage increases, AMT tax and CHIPS and the border fence although there is not enough money to fund it. The whole damn lot of you discust me. You should be fired and have your pension terminated.

Jack,

The reason why? Because there all in the same boat! With the exception of a couple honorable statesman (Ron Paul & Dennis Kucinch) there all guilt as far as I’m concerned. this country need a severe house cleaning from the TOP. Bush & Cheney - they rate up there with Stalin & Hitler. We are going from socialism to facism at a pace that I fear may not be stopped if “We the People” dont wake up.

These two hunyuks should be tried for war crimes as the do so UNCONSITUTIONALLY to so many so called terrorist. How do we as the so called leader of the free world, get to PISS on the Constitution we founded this GREAT nation on, make his own rules, tell everybody else that they cant do it & be respected?

Congress, if it had a backbone, would Impeach these guys, but hell, they’d have to do it to themselves for letting it get this far out of hand.

The voice of REASON - Ron Paul - our only Hope

Love your blog Jack, I’m 33, married, with 2 kids hope to have more. This country is great, that being said, it’s because of people of your generation & your type of thinking. I have never givien politics any time until this year & I think alot of people are waking up. It’s scary, that myself & our generation have let this slip so far back. I’m doing my part to get “IT” back . Also, will be reading your Books, & as my three year old gets older, he will be reading it also. Wisdom, give it to me.

God Bless.

Troy Borresen
Belle Plaine, MN

Go RON PAUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At this point, why even waste our money(Taxpayers) and time to go through the proceedings? Even if we did, what good would it do? I think there was a President by the name of………Clinton, that went through this and now his wife is trying to get back in the White House(Could he be the first President to return to the White House after being impeached, even though he would simply be the “First Man” to the President)LOL.

I think our elective officials could spend the time trying to resolve the problems our country faces rather than wasting time on impeaching basically two lame ducks. Yeah it makes good press, but lets get real is it really worth the time. If we dealt with them this long, why can’t we put up with them for 11 more months?

Yes, impeachment should be on the fore-front to restore our good name and do what is right and lawful.

When Bush vetoed the stem cell research funding he said that “he would not take a life to save one”, so what are we doing in Iraq?

Just think, if he had not dropped the ball in Afghanistan by moving troops to Iraq, Al Queda would be history or close to it. Bush gave them the break they needed to revamp their military and added another reason for them to get additional allies.

Impeachment offense 1-He said in 2004 that “nobody had a right to wiretap without a court order” , but once it was revealed that he had been had been doing it since the 9-11-2001 attack, he said that he had that right due to National Security. So which is it, he can’t have it both ways, the bottom line is he lied in 2004 or 2005-2006 when he tried to justify it.

Impeachment offense 2-Where is that National Security he was shoving down our throats to get re-elected? Our borders are still wide open, none of the cargo put in passengers planes are checked, only 5% of the cargo coming in is checked and the southern border fence is far from what we need for true security.

Impeachment offense3-Why would he send the National Guard to the Southern Border and not allow them to use their weapons? That puts their lives in danger when they cannot defend themself.

Impeachment offense 4-Did you know that he said he would fully fund the border fence if Congress passed the amnesty bill? YES, HE SURE DID!

These are just some of the examples of what he is guilty of, and should be held accountable. If not impeachment, then treason would be more appropriate.

George McGovern is correct, but sadly being right is just not enough. Congress, led by Nancy Pelosi, lacks the fortitude to do the right thing. That’s why we are still in Iraq. That’s why our ports and borders are not secure. That’s why our manufacturing base has been shipped overseas. That’s why we are facing an economic and ecological crisis. And that’s why Bush and Cheney will never be impeached even if they conducted their own holocaust.

“Germany attacked us Japan never did.”

think you just might want to correct that statement, Rich. was Bill O’Reilly the history teacher in Fairview, Texas? the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. you are also incorrect about “Germany never attacked us”. the USS Reuben James was torpedoed by a German submarine south of Iceland, 31 October 1941 and numerous American merchant ships were sunk by German submarines prier to Decamber 7th, 1941.

if the schools in Texas are as bad as the one you obviously went too, no wonder both Presidents from Texas have been uneducated fools.

Impeach Bush & Cheney?

Let me count the high crimes & misdemeanors.

But there’s not enough time, and not enough votes in congress.

As we are so often reminded, in “wartime” we must support our commander-in-chief.

What happened to upholding the constitution?

Impeaching President Bush and Vice-President Cheney? What a joke, this will never happen… if both of them were caught pants down with a well known lassie, well, some Congress members and Senators may want to advance the issue of impeachment for “fooling around!” - and you know that this would never happen, both Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Cheney have roller pins in their kitchen in case this would even occur in our two “top leader’s grey matter!” So forget about impeachment, let’s grin and bear it until someone else is elected, hopefully someone who has the thinking power to make this country great again!
Let’s face it, how many people who are beefing about the way our country is presently run voted for President Bush at the last election? Come on, if you are beefing now, remember who you voted for! You are just as much to blame because you too did not use your noodles! Your brain is a God given gift to you, use it!

Jack,
Too little too late

Because all of the things Bush/Cheney have done aren’t impeachable, only consensual oral sex is.

The time to impeach the both of them was back in 2003. Unfortunately, the Democrats in Congress are too scared of what the GOP warmongerers and useless media outlets will say about them. Before the excuse was, “We’re in the minority”. Now that they are the majority, the excuse is, “We don’t have the votes”. Here’s an idea, Pelosi…instead of ignoring the Democrats (i.e., Kucinich) that do want to discuss this, how about actually having a debate? Or was ‘impeachment is off the table’ part of your backroom deal with the WH?

The answer falls into that “be careful of what you wish for” category. If you impeach Bush, you get Cheney? If you impeach Bush and Cheney, you get Nancy Pelosi and we all know how much she has gotten done since being elected.

Nancy Pelosi’s tenure as Speaker of the Mob (uh, House) has been as big disaster as the previous speaker. This Congress and the last one have done nothing but ensure Corporate America’s free reign over our treasury and lined their greedy pockets with taxpayer dollars and American troops’ blood. Other than a few frivolous pieces of legislation in the first 100 days, they haven’t brought home the troops, something they were elected to do, this nation is $Trillions in debt and whatever else these incompetent and nasty bunch of legislators and administration gangsters have wrought. The time to get rid of Bush and Cheney was in January 2007, so as bad as those two thugs are, Nancy Pelosi and the timid Harry Reid would really just continue to bungle things in this country. Perhaps a woman can lead this country, but Nancy Pelosi isn’t that person. She should quit politics and go home to San Francisco and draw her dirty pension for doing a good job of nothing. Impeachment indeed, this Congress and Senate are just as guilty as Bush and Cheney’s crimes against humanity and squadering a surplus treasury they inherited from the Clinton Administration.

I must admit there are many different reasons for different politicians, but the basic reason is “money rules and corporate sponsors have a lot of money.” It appears that some politicians are trying to convince the American people that they are against the corporate elite who control our government, but I’ll believe it when I see it. We can only hope. My father gave me a very good lesson in politics when I was a child. He put out his hands with his palms up. Then he said “Democrat - Republican, It’s like taking s__t from one hand and putting it to the other” while he clasped his palms together. Any other questions?

Where was McGovern earlier? It’s been time to impeach Bush and his Clansmen since before the 2004 Election. The intelligence clearly shows no connection between 9/11 and Iraq, nor have any WMD’s ever been found in Iraq. Bush’s major claim for illegally invading a sovereign nation was that Iraq had wmd. Bush lied about the wmd’s and HIS lie cost almost 4 thousand needless American deaths, not to mention the over 22,000+ severely wounded. Compare Clinton who was impeached for lying about oral sex, to Bush’s lie who killed thousands. Which lie hurt the United States more and which lie deserved an impeachment. Time for the Congress to use their backbone and do what’s right, not politically correct!! Quit protecting Bush is what I’d tell the Republican’ts!!

It won’t happen because it will be a waste of time and Republicans will cry ‘payback’ for the Clinton impeachment. Besides, we got 10 months till we vote, a year and 3 weeks or so till they both go home…

Really gonna miss Barney and MIss Beazley though.

corruption breeds corruption and the democrats want a bigger slice of the billion dollar pie that bush/cheney have taken ever month form the people!

there will be no impeachment as democrats have no spine!

it’s a disgrace; billy bubba has an encounter with a cigar and he’s impeached, bush/cheney rob the piggy bank and everyone is laughing all the way to the bank!

Wouldn’t we all like the answer to that question . Nothing I have read here is satisfactory . The Constitution demands impeachment really . If it is not done it means our Constitution is nothing more than a worthless historical document . And that frankly breaks my heart.

No collective sense of conviction, no integrity, no guts. Hopefully, there will be a way to legally go after those two when they no longer occupy the White House. It’s not just Congress… what’s up with the American people? Have Bush and Cheney filled hearts and minds with so much fear that it has lead to paralysis?

Congress, especially democrats, need to grow some B@ll$ and do the right thing: impeach those (Bush and Cheney) who have plagued this country. Why would a republican Congress impeach a president who gave us a surplus for a personal matter, but a democratic Congress won’t impeach a president who has tripled the national debt!

They don’t have the votes.
If there is one thing the American Public should note, it is, vote for the same political affiliation of the President when it comes to Senators or Representatives. Nothing will ever get done if you don’t.
Republicans have been voting lock step with the King since his selection. They just didn’t have enough votes and the same holds true for the Dems.
There will be no “CHANGE” unless the public figures this one out.

The idiots had their chance and blew it. It’s too late to go that route now. What needs to be done now it to initiate “War Crimes” charges in the World Court and let Interpol, or whoever is the police force for the World Court, cuff them both up and haul them off to the Hague. The best time to make the point would be at the next inauguration right after the new president is sworn in. Show the world what we Americans really think of King George and Prince Richard and make sure the next president knows we have had all we will tolerate.

Congress will fail to impeach Bush and Cheney because they are all too busy running for re-election or for higher office to attend to the business of the people.

That said, impeachment should never be used as a tool for one party to overturn the voters’ idiocy. The last impeachment was exactly that. Better to wait until Bush and Cheney are out of office and bring them up on criminal charges. No potential President is likely to pardon them after they leave office.

If ever there was an elephant in the room… Never did I think I would see, much less endure, an administration that made Nixon and his crew look like choir boys. Not impeaching these two has become part of the “go green” effort. Imagine all the resources we would use just attempting to figure out where to start with these two dictators. Why waste all those fossil fuels? Just execute them outright for treason. Gotta go, Jack. I hear homeland security at the door.

Both should be impeached ASAP. They have done enough damage to our country, our economy, our military, and our future, that they must PAY for their criminal behavior. They must forfeit all pay and allowances for life, lose their liberty for a minimum of 10 years, and be tried in public so we can all see them fall from the thrones they have held for too long.

It is all very clear now. Democrats lied to us about ending the war to get elected, then once ensconced in their seats for the next two years, they could stuff their special interest pockets with pig meat. They will never impeach anyone in this administration because they know Bush will sign any pork-laden bill they send him as long as it has war funding increases and a few goodies for Haliburton in it. As far as Nixon goes, all he did was cover up a 3rd rate burglary instead of admitting his people did it. If that happened we’d have an equitable relationship with China today instead of our servitude to them.

They don’t have the balls! Bush and Cheney have run the country through fear and terror, and they have everyone running scared of what they might do!

Jack,
Our weak-kneed, vacillating Congress won’t impeach the criminals running the Bush-Cheney administration for the same reason they have repeatedly failed to enact the mandate we gave them in November of 2006, to end the Iraq war: every one of them is as measured and calculating as Hillary’s campaign. Each of them caves-in to the leadership of a Democratic Party and its conventional wisdom that they should show Britney-Lohan style angst while crying and wringing their hands, rather than risk crashing and burning as the GOP did when they impeached Bill Clinton. The differences are, we all want “Britney Lohan” to just go away, while we want to indict and impeach the regime that has bankrupted our grandchildren to Communist Chinese lenders, bankrupted our national credibility to the entire world, and bankrupted our national sovereignty to the Halliburtons that move their headquarters to Dubai, where nothing can be subpoened and the extent of the crimes cannot be determined.

Larry Wines,
Los Angeles

Re: Rich from TX.
Why are so many republicans moronically stupid?

Jack, this will be the question asked in the History books years from now: WHY did we allow this?

Should they be impeached? Of course. Will they? No. They can’t get anything done because of GOP stonewalling, and that is the reality. Like it, hate it, the GOP is not about to let the Dems look good, even at the expense of the country.

The last thing they want is all this illegal activity, which they totally supported and defended and suppressed, coming out. Because the FACT is that had the GOP even once stood up for the people, or the law, during the first SIX years of this administration, just ONE time, this would have been stopped. But they did not.

Pelosi does not want to be President. She wants to be Speaker, which is very powerful. She knew the limitations of her mandate, and decided to focus on getting some bills passed. The Senate is a total waste of time; Leader Reid is a disaster, with no guts. So why bring charges? Nothing will come of it except more stories about the weak Dems.

What we should do, and do it FAST is use the power of Censure. It will not get rid of Bush/Cheney, but will at least tie them up and hopefully prevent more illegal activity. It may allow the GOP to gird their loins and stand up for us, and the law.

And FYI, I stood in line to vote for McGovern, hours and hours, 10 months pregnant, over 4 weeks overdue with my second child. THAT night, I went into labor. My son was born November 8th, 1972. His due date was Sept. 1st. So I will always be indebted to McGovern.

It’s simple, Jack. Who would be the person next in line to become President if Bush & Cheney were impeached? Duh! Their term is almost over so it wouldn’t be worth Congress’ time so start now … they should have done it when Bush invaded Iraq and didn’t find WMDs. Once they’re out of office maybe the War Crimes Tribunal will prosecute them for what they’ve done.

Hi Cafferty. If they were to impeach Bush and Cheney , it would make the corporate lobby and special interest very unhappy. The corporations and special interest have all been getting there way for a long time now thanks to Republicans and Democrats that let the money talk while they listen and turn a deaf ear on the people. It is time to fix what the Repubicratic congress has made a mess of. It is time for a President and congress to represent the people and not the corporations and special interest.

Jack, come on. I expect better of you. I realize that it’s popular to blame the 110th Congress for all the failures of Congress, but we must remember that the Democrats have only had one year in charge and they can’t get anything past the Republicans tht Bush doesn’t support. The Republicans had three years of Bush wiping his bottom with the Constitution and did nothing. That said, the 110th Congress should try anyway.
Allen
Hartwell, GA

One of two words describe “our” Congress: Chickens or Pansies who are in it for the almighty $$$$ which has lost its clout in the world. FDR hit the nail on the head when he said “the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.” That fear is not the terrorists, but our home-grown terrorists of Bush and Cheney and their pack of followers. Since Bush seems to have a short-term memory loss, he most have forgotten that when he took to oath of Office (twice unfortunately), he was to uphold the Constitution of the United States. He probably thought they meant it was plastic model of the USS Constitution or something. Neither Bush or Cheney seem to have any notion of “duty, honor, country.”

Every congressman/woman who fails to take aggressive action to impeach Bush and Cheney fails to live up to their oath of office and therefore become complicit to numerous crimes committed by the executive branch. They all become domestic enemies of the Constitution.

Bdox

I sometimes think our Congress is spineless and corrupt, and other times I think they’re wisely and carefully dealing with people who not only need to be impeached but locked away before they harm anyone else. Bush could just flat snap if impeachment started and who knows what mischief he’d get up to then …

Because they are a bunch of spineless ninnies Jack! This bunch is only worried about their wallets.

Because congress is scared. They are afraid. We know Bush and Cheney lied. We know that Bush said that he would go to war with Iraw even if they had no WMD’s at all. Cheney should be forced to resign or face severe punishment for lying to the public at a convention in front of the Veterans before the Iraq war which he said that “we know that Iraq has WMD’s and they are developing more and posing a sever threat to the U.S.” If congress won’t than the people will. Ron Paul can change this. I support Ron Paul and other candidates who would be bold enough to run for congress. We should throw out our current congress for being cowards and accepting the satus quo. Please give America a new hope and vote Ron Paul.

I thought about supporting Obama until I saw the Obama ad on BET. Why isn’t that ad being run on all the other networks? Is the ad informative or militant? Do we need a militant running our country?

I think with all the secret wiretaps that the Bush and Cheney people have enough on most members of Congress to bring them down with them if they impeach them. Then we would have to elect a whole new Government. What a wonderful idea.

You mean you don’t know, Jack?!

Cheney has a man sized safe in his office and shoots his friends in the face with a shot gun. Is that really someone you want to go after, especially this close to their heading home, for something as silly as lying to the country and violating the constitution?

After all, it’s just a “piece of paper”.

Now, if they had lied about sex, then that would be a different story.

Just sad.

Absolutely,

How doe’s what busch and chenney did differ from suddam hussien. He entered a country unprovoked killed thousands including our own. We need to clean our house before we can think about cleaning someone elses.

My Country Right or Wrong ==> My (vice) president upholds or up ends the constitution ==> I’m proud to be ‘merican!

Because they don’t have the votes in the Senate to convict. Period.

Congress should impeach. There is still a year left for them to break even more laws. I say prevent future high crimes by impeaching now

Then Clinton wouldn’t be the first woman President!

I don’t know Jack, I just don’t know……

Congress is scared and doesn’t want to challenge the status quo. This is why we need change! More so, this is why Barack is now winning!

Because it would take actual work Jack. Congress would have to put in a 40 hour work week - heaven forbid. But if they do get around to impeachment proceedings they better hustle their bustles before Darth Cheney is off to Dubai and W is off to South America (where all war criminals go to retire).

Personally I believe that President G W Bush our current President has done More harm to this Nation than almost ALL other previous President combined. This President and his administration has ignored the law of our country and have elected to go with a “what I say goes” type of slogan. I also believe that they should be impeached for the crimes they have committed and if we as a Democratic Nation can bring up a President on impeachment charges for a personal matter that should of been between him and his wife (Clinton) then we DAMN well better impeach a President that hurts our economy and our relationships with other countries to the point where its going to be hard to regain the trust from the american people and other nations. Simply the congress is afraid of President G W Bush.

It’s not going to happen. Everyone knows you need corporate sponsors to get anything done in Washington.

congress won’t impeach bush and cheney for one reason: they are spineless!

Why won’t we impeach Bush and Cheney? Because this country is over - that’s why. We’re done. The crooks, special interests and the corporations have won.

Seems to me that the Congressional Democrats are more concerned about not pissing off their corporate donors than they are about doing the people’s work - or even defending the Constitution.

They can’t even get enough votes to stop the war, they could never get enough votes to impeach. Lets face it, almost half of the USA wants what Bush does.

Its pretty simple. they have no backbone. Plane and simple, it would be hard and no one wants to face the recation of the minority. Sad

IMPEACH THEM BOTH , NANCY CAN TAKE OVER UNTIL THE ELECTION. THE SOONER THE BETTER. YES YES YES YES AND YES

Jack,

I agree they should have been impeached long ago. Perhaps the votes aren’t there, but we owe it to history to make the attempt. Why haven’t the Dems done anything? Will they ever grow a backbone?

Jack,

It’s politely called bi-partisan politics. It’s liberally called fascism. It’s ultimately unprecedented arrogance.

Pelosi won’t lead the Democrats toward impeaching Bush and Chenney because all of them on Capital Hill are scared and have their own skeletons to hide. I believe the majority of the American people would gladly support an impeachment of both the President and Vice President and there should be some provision in the Constitution for The People to start these proceedings if Congress is too chicken!

Congress will not impeach Bush and Cheney because they have no courage. They value themselves and their next election over the good of the country and truly upholding the US Constitution.

Because they’re afraid to bite the hand that feeds them. They are all complicit in the horrendous acts that have taken place in this administration.

They won’t impeach because they don’t want to clean up Dick and George’s mess in Iraq. They made the mess, let them clean it up. The longer Dick and George are in the White House, the more votes they lose. It would be a strategic mistake for Congress to impeach Bush. Dick and Bush are the best political campaign for the Dems.

One reason and only one reason: Congress is owned by big business which in turn is owned by the Bash Administration. That is why it will never happen.

I’m not sure who is the bigger jackass, McGovern for making the comments or Cafferty for repeating it.

It is disturbing that Congress wont act. It seems that 90% of Congress are all in on the same joke that is being purpetrated on the American People. This is why the Ron Paul Revolution is so important

Simple, really. Political reasons (what else is new?). If there were to be an impeachment now, it would make the American public even more disillusioned with the government, not to mention the politicians. The Democrats can’t afford to risk that with the upcoming 2008 presidential elections. For the record, I do believe Bush and Cheney should be impeached. Somehow though, the Dems’ political aspirations appear to take precedence over doing what is right. Party politics over the good of the country? You don’t say….

Impeachment at this point, would serve no purpose, the damage has been done-by the time impeachment proceeding began, they would be out of office. In addition, impeachment during Bush’s rule would have made Republicans realize they made a very serious mistake. The only solution is to have the next president start a criminal investigation into Bush/Cheney rule.

Jack,

The only problem with impeaching King George and his lackey can be summed up by just mentioning her name–Nancy Pelosi. We already have 2 stooges running the country, if they impeach the job would go to that 3rd stooge.

Lance
Columbus, OH

PS. Just finished your book and I think it should be required reading for anyone serving in Congress. Keep on top of them.

I think its quite simple: America cannot bear further instability with this adminstration. Yes, I do think there are several valid arguments against Bush and Cheney, but honestly, can we throw all our attention to this matter at such a critical and dangerous time in our nation?

Impeach Bush thier is a double standard here as far as bill clinton goes but it comes down to this if you lie directly to congress even something as simple as a sexual indescrtion you will be impeached but if some one else lies to you you get off scott free.

I think there has to be a line drawn here between imcompetence and out and out lieing.
While I feel Bill Clinton was a excellent and beloved president he was a shifty indivdual maybee that is why his wife is dealing with that legacy.

Bush is good solid citizen with questional judenment in foreighn policies so it boils down to imcompentce is what gets Bush & chenny off the hook.

Congress will not impeach Bush & Chaney because they are the DO NOTHING Congress.
Americans voted for a change (end of war and possible impeachment) hoping to find a do something congress. We failed.

The reason Speaker Pelosi took impeachment off the table is that she is afraid of the big, bad, LOUD Republican screech machine and echo chamber on the right. The fact that the majority of the county agrees with impeachment means nothing if she has to stand up to the maniacal far-right echo chamber. She is a coward, as is Harry Reid.

Because this country has enough to worry about. Impeachment proceedings would simply muddy the waters. We have managed to endure the Bush presidency to within a year of its end. Impeachment now makes no sense. Besides which, are we going to impeach the entire Congress? They are certainly not the pinnacle of success.

Because they aren’t as naive as you, Jack. First, lets assume for the theorist’s benefit that either of them did commit a crime, the term is almost over and by the time anything could possibly get done, they would already be out of office. Second, still assuming the nuts found some sort of evidence, congress and the senate can hardly get the votes for a resolution asking for a timeline, let alone an impeachment. And third, this time facing reality, the administration has not committed any crimes, cheated on their wives, or lied to congress.

Oh wait, ‘they lied about WMD’. Right, forgot sorry. They were such good liars, in fact, that every other intelligence community in the world believed them. Such good liars, that they fooled the Clintons!

There are and have been impeachable offenses. The war in Iraq started with his lies to Congress. he would never have gotten approval with out these lies to congress and the American people. He should have been kick back to Texas a long time ago. Congress is afraid of Bush because they believe he is the Antichrist. If he is lets crusifie the SOB.

Jack, the American people don’t care about the crimes of this administration. It was because Clinton’s troubles were about sexual misconduct that the American people took notice and got behind impeachment procedures - though Clinton was brought to impeachment for lying, Americans looked at his sexual morals as the problem. The House and Senate are too worried about alienating their voters and would rather just be done with this Administration come January 2009.

Brad S.
Cincinnati, OH

Congress won’t impeach Bush or Cheney because of the bad blood generated by Clinton’s impeachment. The process was so disgustingly politicized in 1998 that no one has the stomach to go through the same thing again with the very next President, regardless of how much Bush and Cheney may deserve it. No administration has better fit the need for impeachment than the current one, but because of the legal travesty that was the Clinton impeachment, no one has the heart to pull the trigger now.

It’s very simple, the Democrats would lose the impeachment trial, embarrassing them and their cause. Why would they lose? Because a 2/3rds majority is needed for conviction, and we all know that the Democrats do not have that majority.

Jack,
If Congress started impeachment proceedings the act of kicking over that particular rock would expose all of the complicity of our elected representitives in the various money making schemes upon which the Bush Administration based their war.

The coverup is imperative.

Although the current administration is fully liable to receive impeachment hearings, they never will. First of all, there’s only a year left of their regime. Secondly and more importantly (and discouraging), Congress is full of cowards and special interest-laden bureaucrats that would stand to lose too much pushing for impeachment. Maybe two or six years ago it would have had some legitimacy, but what good is it going to do now is likely the communal sentiment in Washington. Sadly, though, if they do push for a war in Iran, an impeachment would have done great good. Also, it would need to involve both Bush AND Cheney; ousting the local loco for the ‘man-behind-the-shadows’ would likely be worse. I can only pray that the next year goes by with almost no action from the administration and whomever gets elected lives up to their claims of change…

Congress is content with the status quo. They are misrepresenting the people. We need a new Congress and a new president. I think Ron Paul is the answer to the latter.

Nancy Polisi will not push for impeachment because along with all politicians, she may have skeletal remains in her closets that she fears will be revealed. The will of the people shall be carried out. If she doesn’t do it we will fire her and elect someone else who will.

The biggest reason is the Congress does not have the gonads to UPHOLD the Constitution of the United States. But, there is another reason. Remember the Anthrax attacks on journalists and Democratic Congresspeople after 9/11? This was NO accident. It was a direct message to BACK OFF the executive office. I agree 100% that this administration has broken many more Constitutional laws than Nixon. Bush/Cheney is well on the way to total destruction of this country and I do NOT believe it is because of incompetence, it is by design.

Congress will never follow their own constitutional duties since the political game is to keep your job as long as possible. As long as congress people are focused on keeping their power (their elected positions) sweeping change is simply not possible… afterall… good behavior while serving in congress means a lucrative career as a lobbyist once you step away from your elected position.

Jack, are you kidding, impeachment? And leave a clear sense of standards for the next Democrat President to live up to? Many people seem to continue to lay blame at the foot of Bush on these ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ without letting the blame finger continue around the room. Democrats and Republicans alike are to blame for the crisis the US is in today. Democrats and Republicans alike voted for the war in Iraq, lifted no challenge on Michael Browns appointment to FEMA, etc. etc. To lay blame completely on the Bush Administration for what we have witnessed these past 7 years is dishonest, and refuses to hold those in power accountable for their lack of serving the public who elected them.

As a Republican, I must admit that I am nothing short of ashamed of the path this country has taken since January 2001. However, the impeachment process is not to be abused. It is reserved for the most notorious of offenses. And while it is understandable that voters are outraged at the current administration, that does not automatically give cause for impeachment. It was wrong when Clinton was impeached, and impeaching Bush now on the heels of the Clinton impeachment would set a dangerous precedent. Simply put, following one wrong with another - would not make this country right.

Congress is unable to impeach Bush because of all of the conservatives living in the 1800’s in this country. So instead of impeaching Bush we should just get a barrel of water and bring him to capitol hill and ask him questions about all of the scandels in his admnistration, if he seems to have forgotten like everyone else in his administration we just waterboard him. I think that may get some answers out of him.

Jack, Why dont you ask Wolfe?

He’s the one who tried to stop Kucinich from demanding a debate on impeachment at the last CNN Democratic Debate. Congress doesnt think there is support for this…..because of the media blackout on discussing it.

The reason that congress will not impeach Bush and Cheney is because they are all guilty of the same charges. Congress has been an accomplice in everything that Bush and Cheney have done. And there is no way the congressional leaders would put their ego’s aside and admit that they are part to blame for the situation our country is in.

Jack: I asked/suggested this to you months ago. This is a Congress of cowards. We’re governed by a body that is ruled solely by self-interest. They don’t care about the people who elected them. Isn’t that obvious? Clinton was impeached for getting a little on the side in addition to lying to the Grand Jury. This president and vice president (and others) have caused nearly 4,000 American deaths in addition to God only knows how many innocent Iraqis. The only I can figure is Bush has incriminating photographs of everyone is Congress.

Why won’t they?

BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL IN ON IT FROM THE BEGINNING.

You don’t think BUSHCO would pull this off without making sure there were accomplices to blame if it all went sideways.

JANE HARMAN KNEW
DIANE FEINSTEIN KNEW
JAY ROCKEFELLER KNEW
PELOSI KNEW
REID KNEW.

They ALL KNEW ABOUT THE TAPES.
They ALL KNEW ABOUT THE ROTTEN INTELLIGENCE.

THEY are a part of the problem
They cannot be a part of the solution.

Nancy shot of warning flags the MINUTE she state an unsolicited statement that ‘Impeachment is off the table.”.

The damage is done. As we know from Clinton’s impeachment hearings. The Republicans in that one wasted valuable time on impeaching Clinton. Time wasted that could have been used to better America. It’s the American evangelicals that put those crazy neo-cons in office. They were so focused on marriage for homosexual couples they let the rest of the country go into shambles. Trying impeachment now would just waste valuable time that can be used to untangle the mess those nutcase Evangelicals got us into.

Nancy Pelosi took impeachment off the table because it would bring out the skeletons in her closet. She and Reid are not clean. There is alot of dirt in congress that if Cheney and Bush were impeached would all come out about some democrats. Nancy knew this when the democrats took over congress in November. That is why impeachment is off the table.

Why would we give the ememies of this country even more food for discrediting this government? Like it or not, support it or not, this is not a time to attack a sitting president for something that only goes to show further partisan divisions within this country, especially while at war. If there is something to LEGITAMATELY go after either or both the President or the VP, do it when they leave office. If they are guilty at that time, by all means throw the book at them (then). This just goes to further show the massive divide between those of rational and irrational thought within this country. The dems are going to attack themselves right back out of power if they don’t stop the bickering.

Jack its because our congress is making a fortune off the war. Why else would they keep funding it.

Because as a country, even though the majority of us can’t stand the corruption and lies from Bush/Cheney, we are embarrassed, that as a country, we made the wrong decision on election day (twice). No matter how much we dislike our current President and VP, as Americans, somehow we’re standing together in not impeaching them, to put on a good face for the world, while we watch the countdown clock ticking down the seconds until these two American war criminals are gone for good.

Because they are all incapable of doing anything. They do not understand that the American people are sick and tired of this “government for the people, by the people”.

I think it’s time for Lou Dobbs to take up the flag for a “Citizen’s Bill of Rights”….We have the right to a government that passes and enforces the laws that we the citizens want. We put them there, and we can take them away (and it’s high time we do that)!

Congress won’t impeach Bush and Cheney because they are impotent. There has never been another American administration in this country so wrought with scandal and corruption. I look at the headlines-civil liberties rolled back, our constitution compromised, abuse of veto power, croneyism, acceptance of torture, and all the profound scandals- and I feel like I live in a third world country. It’s embarassing.

Maybe they are afraid to try impeachment. With all that wire-tapping Bush and
Cheney must know every little secret about all the congressmen and women.

They will not impeach Bush or Cheney becuase that would entail the members of congress to perform some level of work… and I think we all know where this congress stands when it comes to work.

Why won,t—-. Look what happened to Senator Paul Wellstone. He was only voting against the war.

Republicans severely cheapened the impeachment process by applying it for political purposes against Clinton. Now any impeachment is suspect, to the point that the American people won’t stand for it. This is why Polosi took the option off the table, and this is the reason Bush and Cheney will not be impeached.

If Bush and Cheney were to get away with their high crimes and crass incompetance, it would set a very dangerous precedent for the future.
Impeachment proceedings need to happen for the good of future generations of Americans and their trust and respect for the executive branch. Pelosi and Reid have no right to take impeachment off the table- they need to remember who the hell they’re working for.

A transition of power from the president and the vice president will effectively destroy the executive branch and all its dealings for the next year. I am a staunch liberal, and i would like nothing better than to see George W and Darth Cheney kicked out on their bottoms; but the fact is, in my opinion, we cannot afford to be leaderless. And do we really want our Secretary of State taking over? (Sorry Clinton and Obama, Rice just made the history you both were looking for.)

It’s the money! The Executive and Legislative branches have corruption in common. It’s the only uniter in Washington.

Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have been bought and paid for. With overwhelming evidence against Bush and Cheney, I cannot for life of me see any other reason.

I guess the “fix” is in, just like the first Bush election.

Jack,
Many of those in Washington are bringing in buckets of lobbyist money from the same organizations that put Bush in the White House. It’s just more proof of how broken Washington is and it’s pretty messed up. It almost seems to be a crime to not impeach these two war pigs.

The country does not need to divide its self more than it is. I do not approve at all of Bush, but feel we need to try and move away from the politics of hate and work toward giving the power back to the people. Impeachment hurt the republicans in the long run with Clinton, I see no benifit to proceed against Bush.

Many of us would love to see impeachment. However, Bush and Cheney are too plugged into the “good ol’ boy” network that is Washington today. History will judge Pelosi’s block on impeachment. By the way what kind of deal did she cut to take impeachment off the table and who did she make it with?

Why won’t Congress take action to impeach? Because they are spine-less and don’t care about this country, it’s citizens, and the impact the actions of Bush & Cheney have had on average Americans. Most of Congress should go also.

I know why!! >>>raises hand<< because Nancy Pelosi would be next in line?! Seriously, I am clueless. I’ve been given to wondering if it has to be a sexual indiscretion to bring that about & who would want…oh never mind, that visual might blind us all. ok, scar us for life….

Why won’t Congress impeach Bush? They would have to impeach themselves as well. Impeachment would be the pot calling the kettle black!

The reason Congress won’t move to impeach Bush and Cheney is probably the same reason the media has not wanted to touch the story about the 26 representatives, led by Dennis Kucinich and no Robert Wexler, who have co-sponsored a bill of impeachment. It took only 25 congresspeople to successfully move for the impeachment of Richard Nixon. The money (ie corporate contributors) are all opposed to upsetting the neo-con applecart.

Not to be a pessimist, but i suspect the Democrats are secretly in love with the Republicans and vice versa. They make excellent partners in high crimes and misdemeanors. As long as they both point the fingers at each other when things go bad, then nothing will get done and it will perpetuate the myth in this country that we need people like them. Its a vicious cycle of stupidity, pork spending, erosion of civil liberties and the steady decline of this country.

They can’t impeach the President, because then the American people will expect Nancy Pelosi, and that traitor Reid, to live up to the same standards that we were holding the Executive Branch up to…

and they know they can’t do it.

The threat of being anthraxed?

In a word: Absolutely!!! Well beyond time! McGovern’s saying what I’ve been saying for what feels like forever. I can’t think of a more pertinent set of examples of high crimes and misdemeanors than those that have been committed by Bush, Cheney and their ilk. What are they waiting for? The only thing lacking is political will. On BOTH sides of the aisle.

Jack,

What people need to remember is that impeachment (which occurs in the House of Representatives) is just an indictment, similar to what a grand jury would hand down. Getting a president or vice president out of office then requires a conviction wich is voted upon in the Senate. It takes a two thirds majority to convict after an impeachment and the senate simply would not have the votes for that - certainly not in an election year when everyone is trying to look good for their constituency and not mean-spirited. So even if they were to be impeached, they would never be made to leave office. This would backfire on the democrats, because it would make the administration look invincible. We only have a year left in this fiasco, so let’s leave it alone and focus on positive change rather than finger-pointing and calls for punishment. There will be pleny of time for that after the current administration leaves office.

Bill Hale
Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Of course. Any serious individual knows this. Wiretapping us - spying on Americans - is enough to impeach both of them. I could mention the treason of outing Valerie Plame. Maybe we should talk about torture and about taking people from foreign lands that have never seen the inside of a courtroom.

Bush = Worse then Nixon. What is worse then Bush?

I’m very concerned that if we don’t hold them accountable for their illegal acts, we will see a repeat of this in my lifetime.

I will never again support Nancy Pelosi when she failed to support and defend the Constitution. She has no right to personally decide what part of her JOB she will do.

I’m a fierce independent and I strongly support Hillary Rodham Clinton, particularly because I feel she will investigate this administration when she is in power. I highly doubt Obama will, so I will not vote for him.

The Republicans have put party ahead of country even at their own political survival. Bush has taken his party right off a cliff. The Democrats , led by Reid and Pelosi, should be ashamed of themselves. How can one declare that impeachment is off the table even before you’ve conducted an investigation, your sworn constitutional duty. That rises to a high crime as grave as any that Bush and Cheney have committed.

Congress is afraid that impeaching our president now would likely cause more economic instability and make us more vulnerable on a global level. If I were a Congressman, that’s what I would be worried about - but I’d still do it anyway.

As usual, Congress is way behind the people on this. Months ago polls showed more than half wanted Cheney impeached. Every word Senator McGovern said was true and it will be a blight on our honor if these criminals aren’t impeached. We see people in other countries causing recounts in elections and sometimes changing the results when obvious crimes have occurred. We have been cowed by those in power and have watched as the Republic has been nearly lost–impeachment is the only remedy provided by our Constitution for what has happened in the past seven years. It needs to be done and soon.

Jack, The Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches have been bought and paid for by AIPAC/Neo-Con Zionists that also have Corporate Control including all of the Media. Those few Legislators know that to push for Impeachment means to loose their district funding, and their careers, amd their and their families jobs, would suddenly dry up. Sad but True, we have lost our country and our control to the special interests. It’s no longer a level playing field, and the citizen is the one that looses.