Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, On Foot

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/26/politics/main3755163.shtml?source=RSSattr=Politics_3755163

Vermonter Who Walks 480 Miles to Deliver Message Of Impeachment Finds Dismay In D.C.

To many, it seemed quixotic, in a season where so much attention is showered on prospective presidents-to-be, to raise flags about a lame duck.

But John Nirenberg, who has called for hearings into the conduct of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, with the possibility of impeachment, says rescuing America's standing in the world demands it.

The 60-year-old professor from Brattleboro, Vt. argues that, with a year left in Mr. Bush's term, there is still time to investigate his conduct of the Iraq war, as well as other issues which have brought criticism against his administration - the outing of a CIA agent, the surveillance of Americans without warrants, and the abuse of detainees.

He said he shudders with anger and fear in response to actions and statements, such as a willingness to redefine what is torture and when it can be used, made by Mr. Bush and Cheney: "Anger because we have stooped so low, fear because all of what we have cherished as a nation - indeed, all of the great things about the United States that we have shown the world - are being destroyed by the current administration."



60-year-old John Nirenberg, acollege professor from Brattleboro, Vt., moved beyond mere outrage by deciding to walk 480 miles to Washington D.C. to press the case for impeachment. "I just don't want to be the guy who says in five years that I regret not having stood up and said something," he explained

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1. So when we finally impeach Cheney and B*sh

I say we call them the "Nirenberg Trials" in his honor.:thumbsup: