The I-Word is Gaining Ground

[mia]

Tue Dec 27,10:12 AM ET

...But the times they are a' changin'. The I-word has moved from the marginal to the mainstream--although columnists like Charles "torture-is-fine-by-me" Krauthammer would like us to believe that "only the most brazen and reckless and partisan" could support the idea. In fact, as Michelle Goldberg reports in Salon, "in the past few days, impeachment "has become a topic of considered discussion among constitutional scholars and experts (including a few Republicans), former intelligence officers, and even a few politicians." Even a moderately liberal columnist like Newsweek's Alter sounds like The Nation, observing: "We're seeing clearly now that Bush thought 9/11 gave him license to act like a dictator."

As Editor & Publisher recently reported, the idea of impeaching Bush has entered the mainstream media's circulatory system--with each day producing more op-eds and articles on the subject. Joining the chorus on Christmas Eve, conservative business magazine Barron's published a lengthy editorial excoriating the president for committing a potentially impeachable offense. "If we don't discuss the program and lack of authority of it," wrote Barron's editorial page editor Thomas Donlan, "we are meeting the enemy--in the mirror."

Public opinion is also growing more comfortable with the idea of impeaching this president. A Zogby International poll conducted this summer found that 42 percent of Americans felt that impeaching Bush would be justified if it was shown that he had manipulated intelligence in going to war in Iraq. (John Zogby admitted that "it was much higher than I expected.") By November, the number of those who favored impeaching Bush stood at 53 percent--if it was in fact proven that Bush had lied about the basis for invading Iraq. (And these polls were taken before the revelations of Bush's domestic spying.)

For those interested in some of the most compelling charges against the president, I offer a brief summary:


It's so good to see the "I word" floating around.
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[Independent_Liberal]

1. The Chimpeachment Master is coming to town!

And John Conyers is his name!

:)

[Flabbergasted]

2. A supreme court issue?

Under the circumstances is this likely to become a supreme court issue in the future in regards to executive priveledge?

If so Alito must not get in. Bush's presidency would rise or fall just based on his supreme court nominee who would support executive priveledge getting confirmed. Although this is a double edged sword considering few republicans or Americans in general would wish for a demo president to have this right under any but the most dire circumstances.

[mia]

5. double edged sword

"few republicans or Americans in general would wish for a demo president to have this right under any but the most dire circumstances".

I agree. Alito getting in would be the clincher in more ways than one.


Welcome to DU, Flabbergasted!

[Oceansaway]

3. K & R...n/t

[f-bush]

4. Go for it

Yes, we must keep the pressure on the MSM and the elected leaders to make this a reality. It is only by pressure that anything gets done.

If we have to take to the streets to rise up and call for impeachment, then so be it. It wouldn't be the first time that civil disobedience accomplished a noble goal!!!