Lewis Lapham: Impeach Him
"George Bush is a criminal known to be armed and shown to be dangerous. The impeachment is to simply prevent him from doing further harm to the United States."
-Lewis Lapham
Lewis Lapham, editor emeritus of Harper's Magazine, was on Your Call this morning talking about the Bush administration, empire, impeachment, and his new book, Pretensions to Empire: Notes on the Criminal Folly of the Bush Administration. Listen here.
posted by storiesinamerica @ 2:51 PM
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Oh, god... this rich old coot has been yammering for Bush's impeachment since forever. Back in 2004 he thought Bush was guilty of treason for christ's sake.
If anyone needs to be impeached, it's Lewis Lapham...
http://kingwenclas.blogspot.com/2004/11/lewis-lapham-editor-for-life.html
Rich old coot? Nice choice of words.
You need to spend the weekend reading the old coot's writing. You might learn something.
Time to return to Planet Earth, kids.
Leaving aside the "case" for impeachment for the time being, you might want to take a look at the numbers of Republicans and Democrats in both houses of Congress. Impeachment is a lefty wet dream; it is so far-fetched a prospect that it raises questions about the sanity and political judgment of anyone who suggests it be adopted as a real-life goal. A debating point, perhaps—but not an operating premise.
Dems would be better advised to do something much more useful...like wind some elections.
Er..."win" some elections.
Yes, impeachment is impossible in this climate. The liberal media would never go for it.
Bush could have sex on the White House lawn surrounded by fake WMDs and he still wouldn't be impeached.
You're right. Sex on the White House lawn surrounded by fake WMDs isn't an impeachable offense. And I'm sure this has something to do with the price of tea in China, but I could be wrong.
I don't know where you got the idea that the liberal media have anything to do with impeachment, but they don't...no matter how much they may or may not "go for it".
Simply put, there isn't any political will on the Dems part to persue it. It simply isn't a viable or politically expediant option for a host of reasons. And hey, who knows, maybe the Dems remember how Clinton's approval ratings increased during his impeachment and they aren't taking any chances.
I urge you and your readers to take a few minutes and examine:
http://www.usalone.com/cgi-bin/transparency.cgi?paper=1&qnum=pet45
It's a list of the 25 most recent comments made by real Americans participating in an online poll/letter-writing campaign concerning the impeachment charges recently filed against Vice President Cheney, which are now being evaluated by the House Judiciary Committee. Comments can be sent to elected representatives and local newspapers at your option. The participation page is at:
http://www.usalone.com/cheney_impeachment.php
Since this campaign began, three members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors, in part due to hearing from their constituents. Make your voice heard!
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