"House voted to refer the Kucinich impeachment resolution to committee. That means it's dead."

[babylonsister]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/06/451550.aspx

From NBC's Mike Viqueira
Something interesting is happening in your US House.

Kucinich wants to impeach the vice president. We knew that. But today, using special procedures of the House, he put forward his resolution of impeachment.

Before Kucinich could get a debate and a vote, Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer stood up and moved to "table" -- i.e., kill -- the resolution. He knew that Republicans would just as soon see the resolution debated and have Democrats put on the spot to vote for or against the Kucinich measure.

At first, a whole bunch of Republicans voted with Hoyer to kill the resolution. Then they came to their senses and are in the process of switching their votes before the gavel comes down.

*** Update *** Now we are being treated to the spectacle of Democrats who had voted to table/kill the measure changing THEIR votes. They don't want to be in a postion of defending Dick Cheney if they don't have to.

*** Update II *** The House has just voted to refer the Kucinich impeachment resolution to committee. That means it's dead.

[althecat]

1. I find this all very confusing....

[TwilightGardener]

3. It was stuck in Judiciary Committee. Kucinich used a special procedure to break

it OUT of committee and to a vote. Hoyer tried to stuff it back into the box by tabling it. Motion to table failed thanks to Repubs who smelled an opportunity, so Dems stuffed it back into the original box--the Judiciary Committee.

[rjones2818]

4. He can bring it up again.

[crickets]

5. And now they are on record as having stuffed it back into the box

Way to go, Dems. Such breathtaking leadership. :eyes:

[LSparkle]

8. Not ALL Dems -- at least Dennis took a stand

I think this makes the Dem LEADERSHIP look bad, even as the footsoldiers are TRYING their best to speak for us little guys. IMHO, this feeds John Edwards' argument that it won't be enough to change THEIR insiders for OUR insiders in '08 -- we need REAL LEADERS, not the cattle call of pols on the take (on BOTH sides of the aisle).

[crickets]

10. Agreed on the leadership looking bad

Unfortunately they have too many little sheep scampering along behind them.

[Hydra]

2. Well, that was short

too bad- I wanted to see a debate on this. Lindsay Graham making a fool of himself saying how this is "weakening our nation" would have been amusing.

[LSparkle]

7. Except Graham's in the Senate, so he wouldn't have spoken ...

[Hydra]

9. I was thinking of him commenting on a pundit show

Too bad he gets to vote on Cheney's guilt...since we already know what his vote would be.

[EVDebs]

6. Time to open this Pandora's Box and see what evil has been done in the taxpayer's name n/t

[man4allcats]

11. Nevertheless, thank you Dennis.

There is at least one honest man.

[bunnies]

12. Yep. Sad. I wanted to see that debate.

Go Dems. :eyes:

[mmonk]

13. "They don't want to be in a postion of defending Dick Cheney if they don't have to."

Too late. That's what they are known for to me.