Gore beats the drums for the Dems

Post #241,533 by Simon_Jester 1/16/06 5:06:13 PM Reply	Gore beats the drums for the Dems cause he's pretty much untouchable at the moment (he's not running for office). (Look at what they're doing to Murtha and all he's asking for is to get the troops out of Iraq.) I don't expect much from this (and I doubt Gore expects much). We probably WON'T see an impeachment. We probably WON'T see an independent investigator (although, given the current bribery scandel in the Senate, we SHOULD have one). We MIGHT get a bigger turnout for the 06 elections, however.
Post #241,544 by JayMehaffey 1/16/06 6:10:09 PM Reply	I don't expect to see one now either As much as I am sure that Bush deserves to be impeached, the votes are not there. As long as the Republicans control both houses of Congress, nothing will happen. The Republicans in Congress are already facing multiple major scandels, an increasingly unpopular war and a President with sagging ratings. Short of major riots in multiple cities, they are not going to let impeachment even be talked about in Congress. This may change after the 2006 election though, depending on how much the Democrats pick up or fail to pickup. If the Democrats can get either house they may be able to convince enough moderate Republicans to get a full investigation or even impeachment hearings. And the blatency of the illegal actions is such that if an investigation is opened, it just becomes a question of who takes the fall. Jay
Post #241,547 by boxley 1/16/06 6:23:16 PM Reply	Lincoln and other wartime presidents did as much and were vilified for it properly after their administration ended. Chicago under martial law in 1864 and complaining about confederate prisoner mistreatment resulted in arrest and imprisonment without trial. That is if we are allowed to have a 2008 election. thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep

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