Murtha says it's on the table

this is good... it BELONGS on the table, front and center, and this kind of visibility, along with impeachment summer 2007 and a multitude of grassroots efforts, will help it become part of the mainstream political dialog, where it most definitely belongs...

Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) revised the much publicized statements he made yesterday and told National Public Radio that impeaching President George W. Bush was 'on the table' late on Monday afternoon.

"I'm just saying that's one of the options that Congress has on the table, I'm getting more and more calls from people about the President on impeachment," the long-time Congressman, who is a veteran of the US Marines, told NPR's Melissa Block on the program 'All Things Considered' Monday afternoon.

Murtha's remark was at variance with Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who has insisted since last year prior to the Congressional election that returned a Democratic majority in the House that impeachment was 'off the table.'

The Congressman's explanation came after he repeated his statement made on CBS News' Face the Nation yesterday that impeachment was one of four options that can be used to hold a President accountable, in addition to elections, polls, and the Congress's control of the executive branch's budgets. In yesterday's appearance, he refused to say whether impeachment was being contemplated, stating only that it was an option.

Murtha later noted that he didn't think impeachment was appropriate at this time. But he also added, "It's just one of the things we always consider, it's a part of the process."

now, nancy, what is YOUR response...?

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