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Growing Right-Wing Chorus Backs Impeachment. When Will Pelosi?

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By MARC MCDONALD When Lou Dobbs recently called for the impeachment of George W. Bush, he became only the latest in a growing number of Right-Wingers who are harshly criticizing the White House these days. Dobbs joined Conservatives like Pat Buchanan and Chuck Hagel in slamming Bush and raising the prospect of impeachment. In fact, when Rep. Dennis Kucinich recently introduced articles of impeachment against Bush, no less than 24 Republicans joined Democrats in voting for an impeachment inquiry to begin. And on June 21, no less a Conservative figure than Paul Craig Roberts, the "Father of Reaganomics," bitterly blasted the Bush Administration, calling it one of the most "lawless regimes" of the 21st Century. Last year, Roberts (who in 2006 called Bush supporters "Brownshirts") urged the immediate impeachment of Bush and Cheney. Note that we're not talking about Noam Chomsky or Ward Churchill here. We're talking about Roberts (a man who served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration). These days, the growing chorus of Right-Wingers calling for Bush's impeachment range from articulate writers like Roberts all the way over to Right-Wing radio hate spewers like Michael Savage. With all these Conservatives raising the issue of impeachment, it's all the more baffling as to why Nancy Pelosi continues to insist that "impeachment is off the table." Not only that, but the Democrats continue to be bullied by a deeply unpopular president who has approval ratings that are in the toilet. Just in the past week, the Dems meekly caved in on FISA, as well as the massive, no-strings war-funding bill. When former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan recently added his voice to the anti-Bush chorus, the White House quickly sought to portray him as a lone disgruntled employee, with an ax to grind. What they didn't address, though, was why so many Right-Wingers are now criticizing Bush in the harshest possible language these days. One thing that is certain, though, is that if the shoe was on the other foot, does anyone think that GOP would hesitate one second in launching impeachment proceedings?

 

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For GOP to support Impeach, Dems must call for hearings by John H Kennedy on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:20:04 AM
polls and write-in campaigns are needed by More Voices on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:37:28 AM
Prediction by Mr M on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:44:03 AM
Exactly Right! by wendynyc on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 2:51:04 PM
Pelosi's actions are not "baffling," the Dems are not being by Richard Mynick on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 4:52:00 PM
Well Said by August Adams on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 7:25:49 PM
The 800 pound Gorilla by Nemo on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 7:03:46 PM
KEYSTONE KOPS by Wolfie on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 8:39:07 PM
R.I.P. George Carlin! by ladybroadoak on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:58:04 PM
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PRECIPITOUS FALL by Wolfie on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 at 1:12:36 PM
one country party by shirley reese on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:27:41 PM
A request for the removal of Nancy Pelosi has already been by ladybroadoak on Monday, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:49:43 PM
Last night the DNC, despite overwhelming EVIDENCE by ladybroadoak on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 at 7:36:21 AM
ACLU dead set AGAINST Impeach, But NLG 100% for it by John H Kennedy on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 at 10:17:48 AM
" The President and the Press " by Nemo on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 at 3:33:40 PM
IT'S NO SECRET by Wolfie on Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008 at 4:08:16 AM
Article 1 Section 8 by Nemo on Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008 at 6:33:35 PM