January 27, 2007 at 18:32:12

Interview With John Conyers, on Impeachment and Investigating Bush

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John Conyers, chair of the congressional Judiciary committee, is in the VIP area, backstage at the DC antiwar demonstration. He's surrounded by press, microphoness, cameras, digital recorders... Finally, there's an opening. I jump in, introduce myself and remind him that we met last June, and the circumstances. He remembers.

John Conyers and Rob Kall at the DC Antiwar Protest
photo by John Mihalich

"There are a lot of progressives on our site who were angry, the day after the November election," I tell him. (You know who you are .)

He smiles and says, "The day after... that soon? The new congress wasn't even sworn in until January."

"Yep, the day after," I reply, adding, "They've been angry that impeachment is off the table."

He pauses, purses his lips, then nods his head, agreeing, saying, "They have lots of good reasons to be angry. But, you know, the presidential race is coming, in 2008.. and it's already 2007. If you know a way to take care of all the domestic issues, to successfully prepare to take the whitehouse, to investigate and prosecute and impeach-- tell me..."

I replied, "Me, personally, I'm not worried about impeachment. I'm trusting you to pursue investigations that will turn up lots of dirt... You are starting them, aren't you?"

Congressman Conyers replies that they've already set the gears in motion and they will be under way soon, and that he hopes to see new revelations uncovered, after years of coverups.

Then I continue, "I'm not worried about impeachment because I think that once your hearings start, you'll turn up stuff that will send the Republicans to the Whitehouse demanding that Bush and Cheney leave."

He smiles, nods again and says, "That's been done before, you know. They did that with Nixon."

Then he introduces me to his communications direction. I introduce myself as the publisher of OpEdNews.com. He replies that he knows us well-- that they check google alerts and we show up regularly.

That is sweet news, confirming a suspicion I've had. And I'm guessing that if John Conyer's staff checks google alerts, that all the congressional staffs do it. That means that we in the progressive media, at least those spidered by google news-- OpEdNEws, Buzzflash, Rawstory, truthout, counterpunch, tompaine, huffingtonpost (as compared to blogs and community blog sites, which are not spidered) are reaching the decision makers in congress. (not that the blogs are not also reaching them, but not through the google alerts.

But back to John Conyers and our impeachment conversation... In our conversation, Congressman Conyers held to his position on not pursuing impeachment directly. But, as far as I'm concerned, Conyers is doing the best thing he can do to stop Bush and Cheney and get rid of them. All good things come in time. He's proceeding to hold hearings with the hopes of digging up what it takes to take things to the next level. What's there to complain about?

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Not much, but here's a start: by Daniel Geery on Saturday, Jan 27, 2007 at 6:51:34 PM

Thanks, Rob by Mikael Rudolph on Saturday, Jan 27, 2007 at 8:33:05 PM

Nixon has left the building by Fred F on Saturday, Jan 27, 2007 at 8:51:29 PM

P.S. hopefully by Fred F on Saturday, Jan 27, 2007 at 9:05:37 PM

I Realize That by Timothy V. Gatto on Saturday, Jan 27, 2007 at 9:11:49 PM

Amen, brother, amen by ardee D. on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 9:08:35 AM

I say the Hague by Bam M. on Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 at 9:28:14 AM

back to Pelosi by Jim Prues on Saturday, Jan 27, 2007 at 9:55:36 PM

Conyers by Mark A. Goldman on Saturday, Jan 27, 2007 at 10:28:28 PM

gpin, it is sad by Fred F on Saturday, Jan 27, 2007 at 10:45:22 PM

But Stickers by ardee D. on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 9:14:46 AM

Au contraire by Rob Kall on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 11:43:20 AM

You refer to Roman custom by ardee D. on Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 at 7:23:03 AM

Connyers to Impeach? That's a laugh! by Moss David Posner, M.D. on Saturday, Jan 27, 2007 at 11:46:11 PM

I wasn't worried, Intrepidun by Mark E. Smith on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 12:33:11 AM

Checking my reading skills by Mr. Robin Parsons on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 5:55:21 AM

IMPEACH NOW! by Ben Marble, M.D. on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 6:08:20 AM

Why Dems and Media avoid the Impeachment Topic by JohnNmissouri on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 7:30:56 AM

The cost of no impeachment by Mark A. Goldman on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 1:20:18 PM

What about Bush's mental problems? by jpsmith123 on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 9:19:15 AM

Where ARE the County Designated Mental Health Professionals? by Blue on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 1:26:23 PM

We need LESS politics and MORE accountability by John Perry on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 10:59:46 AM

Bigger than Bush by mhenriday on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 12:16:08 PM

Impeach THEM! by LarryWBryant on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 12:42:17 PM

Impeachment signs. by Rob Kall on Monday, Jan 29, 2007 at 6:40:33 AM

So to hell with constitutional violations? by ardee D. on Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 6:19:15 PM

Impeachment vs, Treason by cluelessfl on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 1:54:16 PM

IMPEACHMENT, by Robert Halfhill by rhalfhill on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 2:50:04 PM

Impeaching Bush AND Cheney by Patrinka on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 3:12:22 PM

Correction by LarryWBryant on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 3:23:49 PM

Treason by Sue on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 6:21:03 PM

Deluded. by johndoraemi on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 8:14:11 PM

The People don't give a shit by eagleeye on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 10:02:00 PM

Do not tire of this message, John by ardee D. on Thursday, Feb 1, 2007 at 5:49:30 PM

Impeachment: WHATS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT?!!! by Lucille Moyer on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007 at 11:48:44 PM

Conyers & Impeachment by phollings on Monday, Jan 29, 2007 at 4:31:05 AM

Open your eyes, time to wake up! by Mark E. Smith on Monday, Jan 29, 2007 at 6:53:52 AM

Impeachment Off the Table...Why? by ARichardWatson on Monday, Jan 29, 2007 at 9:55:18 AM

three very good articles. by pratliff94 on Monday, Jan 29, 2007 at 2:06:15 PM

whither logic? by ardee D. on Friday, Feb 2, 2007 at 5:42:25 PM

Conyer's Investigation by Guitar Chris on Monday, Jan 29, 2007 at 9:30:57 PM

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