qwrrty calls the Pelosi crew gutless for taking impeachment off the table. And I think that is a fair characterization.
It's not. Charlie Rangel was on the CSPAN book program, and they asked him if the democrats have given any serious consideration to impeachment, and his answer was very pragmatic: "No. We don't have the votes for it."
And he's right. The democrats can do more to accomplish good things in Congress right now by doing what they can to get past the previous six years of partisanship, and actually trying to reach across the aisle to make things happen (the immigration bill was a really nice attempt, even though it failed) than they can in pushing an entirely symbolic and ultimately futile impeachment effort.
The neocons are toast in a year and a half regardless. Instead of making everyone hold their breath until that happens, how about actually, y'know, doing some fucking work?
I say this as a lifelong Republican, who would still like to see Bush and Cheney impeached. Sadly, it ain't gonna happen - but that's not gutless or planless, that's just pragmatism. The political reality is that there just ain't the votes for it.
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It's not. Charlie Rangel was on the CSPAN book program, and they asked him if the democrats have given any serious consideration to impeachment, and his answer was very pragmatic: "No. We don't have the votes for it."
And he's right. The democrats can do more to accomplish good things in Congress right now by doing what they can to get past the previous six years of partisanship, and actually trying to reach across the aisle to make things happen (the immigration bill was a really nice attempt, even though it failed) than they can in pushing an entirely symbolic and ultimately futile impeachment effort.
The neocons are toast in a year and a half regardless. Instead of making everyone hold their breath until that happens, how about actually, y'know, doing some fucking work?
I say this as a lifelong Republican, who would still like to see Bush and Cheney impeached. Sadly, it ain't gonna happen - but that's not gutless or planless, that's just pragmatism. The political reality is that there just ain't the votes for it.