Bill Moyers Journal: Impeachment Part 5

Part 5

Bill Moyers Journal: Impeachment Part 4

Part 4

Bill Moyers Journal: Impeachment Part 3

Part 3

Bill Moyers Journal: Impeachment Part 2

2nd in a series...more to come.

Bill Moyers Journal: Impeachment Part 1

The first in a series of Bill Moyers Journal entries on Bush and impeachment. My favorite line from Bruce Fein, who drew up the articles of impeachment on Bill Clinton:

"Congress in an invertebrate."

Impeach them all? Bush, Cheney, Gonzales

I thought that Congress only had the authority to impeach the president and vice president. Apparently, it has the constitutional authority to impeach any civil officer of the U.S.

Law professor Frank Bowman writes in a New York Times op-ed: "If Alberto Gonzales will not resign, Congress should impeach him. Article II of the Constitution grants Congress the power to impeach 'the president, the vice president and all civil officers of the United States.' The phrase 'civil officers' includes the members of the cabinet (one of whom, Secretary of War William Belknap, was impeached in 1876).

Whaddya know? Let's impeach them all.

An article earlier today has been dugg to death calling for people to call a phone number and urge Congress to impeach the president. Article below.

Impeach more than just the prez and vp: Dan Froomkin - New Signs Point to the White House - washingtonpost.com

Digg article about phone number to call: Pelosi taking phone poll on Bush/Cheney Impeachment!!!! 12022250100

Dennis Kucinich's letter to VP Cheney

Dennis Kucinich sent this letter to Dick Cheney. If Kucinich were a bigger player on Capitol Hill, Dick just might have another heart attack. I'm sure, though, that Cheney will survive.

Kucinich files articles of impeachment against Dick Cheney

Of course, talk about impeachment is always serious. It is such a rare occurrence that it must be taken seriously, and it is (except for the last time, maybe. After all, Clinton did lie to Congress, which is always a no-no. "Alberto" Gonzales, George Bush, and Dick Cheney always lie to Congress, but I guess that's okay).

However, this is a very funny article, at least the first part. Some gems:

"I do not stand alone," Dennis Kucinich said as he stood, alone, in front of a cluster of microphones yesterday evening.

A reporter from the Cleveland Plain Dealer encouraged USS Kucinich to contact planet Earth.

Kucinich has every right to file the articles of impeachment. I just wish he had the strategic thinking to do this in the right way. You gotta get consensus, or at least a lot of people to support you, on something this epic.

Even though Cheney could, and should, be impeached for all of the atrocities he has led and supported, he won't be impeached this time around. Kucinich is a quack. He is not a leader and I have no idea how the guy ever got elected. He's got no political skill whatsoever.

Just a loon.

Dana Milbank - Kucinich's Battle Against Cheney Not So (Im)Peachy Keen - washingtonpost.com