Democrats Seeking Bush's Impeachment Settle for Contempt Citations

[babsbunny]

http://www.rawstory.com/news/mochila/Contempt_orders_a_proxy_for_impeach_03012008.html

Contempt orders a proxy for impeachment?

Democrats Seeking Bush's Impeachment Settle for Contempt Citations

LAURIE KELLMAN
AP News

Mar 01, 2008 11:11 EST

House Democrats really didn't expect the Justice Department to present their contempt citations against two of President Bush's top aides to a federal grand jury for prosecution.



But the effort and having a civil lawsuit at the ready as a backup in their fight against the White House over the 2006 firings of nine federal prosecutors has satisfied, for now, some liberals who for a year have wanted much more: Bush's impeachment.

Even before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the first woman to reach Congress' highest office, the California Democrat had rejected demands from many in her party for impeachment.

[aquart]

1. "Accept"??? Uh, no.

God, are we gonna regret this. Even more than we do now.

[spanone]

2. it hasn't satisfied this liberal

[EFerrari]

3. What an Orwellian misleading headline that is.

The AP must have hired some more Pod People. :shrug:

[journalist3072]

4. I'm disappointed they didn't go for inherent contempt. eom

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Satisfied with crumbs in place of a meal? NOT. nt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

6. It doesn't sound like Wexler is settling here ... from the article

Is Pelosi's ultimatum a suitable replacement for the impeachment proceedings that Wexler and 18 other Democrats demanded in a December letter?

"It is not a replacement. It's not a substitute," Wexler said. "We need to answer the question where are the Democrats? Where is the backbone? The speaker has begun to answer that question."

Pelosi's ultimatum is the closest that the pro-impeachment Democrats are going to get to full-blown congressional proceedings to remove Bush from office, barring some unforeseen scandal.

[EFerrari]

9. That's what I meant about the headline. It's bs; he isn't settling. n/t

[Gimli]

7. no we did not!

Dems 'leaders' continue the Dog and Pony show is more like it. We need to elect Democrats who understand the constitution and feel as passionately about it as we do. PNAC has been planning this for quite some time, and in order to accomplish their goals, they installed the "opposition". They have been playing us for fools.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

8. One of the unspoken things is, that once Impeachment hearings begin, no one can claim Executive

Privilege. In reality, Impeachment is the Only way to get to the roots of the evil Bushco. If subpoenas are then refused, and the AG refuses to prosecute, we can also go for the Impeachment of Mukasey. Etc, etc, etc...

A woman can dream, can't she?

:banghead: