High Crimes & Misdemeanors

Quote of the Day:

...this President's many "high crimes and misdemeanors" pose such a threat to basic freedoms, and to the system of checks and balances, that not to impeach would be irresponsible.

-Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky, today in a Philadelphia Inquirer op/ed column.

Lindor and Olshansky, coauthors of "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office," go on to list several examples of serious offenses on which the House of Representatives could file articles of impeachment.

But without a doubt, the ones with the best chance of sticking and removing this dangerous man from the White House would be the 750 acts passed by Congress (some of which were signed into law by this President) that have been willfully ignored by Mr. Bush.

I recently watched a Barney Frank documentary, filmed during the Clinton impeachment fiasco, in which Rep. Henry Hyde (Fascist-IL) continually mentioned "the rule of law." Well, George W. Bush has purposefully ignored 750 laws. If ever there was a case for impeachment and removal from office, this is it.

Some say if the Democrats regain control of the House in the November elections they would be over-reaching if they went for impeachment. I think otherwise. In the end, it would be seen as the move that saved this country from an incompetent president at a time when we need strong, intelligent, competent leadership.