Seven years ago today: Clinton was acquitted

[Nutmegger]

In 1999, Clinton was acquitted by the Senate on two impeachment charges brought by the U.S. House of Representatives: perjury and obstruction of justice. The perjury charge arose from Clinton's testimony about his relationship to Monica Lewinsky during a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by former Arkansas-state employee Paula Jones. The obstruction charge was based on his actions during the subsequent investigation of that testimony. On February 12, the Senate concluded a 21-day trial with the vote on both counts falling short of the Constitutional requirement of a two-thirds majority to convict and remove an office holder. The final vote was party-line, with none of the 45 Democratic Senators voting for conviction on either charge. On the perjury charge 55 senators voted to acquit and 45 voted to convict; on the obstruction charge the Senate voted 50-50.<19> Clinton, like the only other president to be impeached, Andrew Johnson, served the remainder of his term.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_clinton#Impeachment_and_controversies

If that's the bar set for impeachment then Bush Inc has a hell of a lot more to do to qualify! :sarcasm:

[cassiepriam]

1. Sorry to digress, but I miss him so much.

Who knew then that the world would be turned upside down, the country looted and devastated. So many people killed, tortured, maimed. Doesn't seem possible so much tragedy in such a short time. Big Dog I love you, wish you were back running the country.

[MrBenchley]

2. Some things worth remembering

There were actually THREE counts of impeachment: the third, "tampering with a witness" fell apart when it turned out the "witness" Clinton was supposed to have tampered with, Betty Currie, had never been on on anybody's witness list.

None of the House managers could actually ponit to a statement that was supposed to be perjury...instead all America heard were vague allegations and a bunch of horseshit about which way Bill's eyes moved.

[Divine Discontent]

3. such a minor event in history

compared the Bushco list of corruption, isn't it?

stickers, buttons, and shirts of Bush & Cheney (shot ol man in Texas!)
http://www.cafepress.com/sureshotcheney

[MrBenchley]

4. But a font of inadvertant hilarity...

I still recall the morning that the GOP dredged up a bunch of people who had been convicted of perjury about sexual matters to testify...and because they had to treat them sympathetically, nobody watching could escape the perception that they had bene unfairly railroaded...