Archive for May, 2007
The I-Word
For everyone out there wondering why President Bush hasn’t been impeached, Salon’s Greg Kamiya explains it for you:
The main reason is obvious: The Democrats think it’s bad politics. Bush is dying politically and taking the GOP down with him, and impeachment is risky. It could, so the cautious Beltway wisdom has it, provoke a backlash, especially while the war is still going on. Why should the Democrats gamble on hitting the political jackpot when they’re likely to walk away from the table big winners anyway? Read the rest of this entry »
What Will It Take?
It seems there’s nothing this President can do short of aborting babies on national television that will wake some people up.
I’m referring to this James Comey business. This isn’t the usual Bush-league incompetence, this is calculated crookery of “Godfather” proportions.
If you aren’t up to speed, read the transcript of Comey’s testimony as soon as you can. Read the rest of this entry »