George McGovern: "The only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president"

from the wapo...

Why I Believe Bush Must Go
Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse.

By George McGovern

Sunday, January 6, 2008; Page B01

i don't need to elaborate on my views except to say that our country desperately needs to have both of them removed by the most expeditious and legal means at our disposal...

As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have belatedly and painfully concluded that the only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president.

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Bush and Cheney are clearly guilty of numerous impeachable offenses. They have repeatedly violated the Constitution. They have transgressed national and international law. They have lied to the American people time after time. Their conduct and their barbaric policies have reduced our beloved country to a historic low in the eyes of people around the world. These are truly "high crimes and misdemeanors," to use the constitutional standard.

From the beginning, the Bush-Cheney team's assumption of power was the product of questionable elections that probably should have been officially challenged -- perhaps even by a congressional investigation.

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Impeachment, quite simply, is the procedure written into the Constitution to deal with presidents who violate the Constitution and the laws of the land. It is also a way to signal to the American people and the world that some of us feel strongly enough about the present drift of our country to support the impeachment of the false prophets who have led us astray. This, I believe, is the rightful course for an American patriot.

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I believe we have a chance to heal the wounds the nation has suffered in the opening decade of the 21st century. This recovery may take a generation and will depend on the election of a series of rational presidents and Congresses. At age 85, I won't be around to witness the completion of the difficult rebuilding of our sorely damaged country, but I'd like to hold on long enough to see the healing begin.

eloquent, rational, and spot-on...

send your appreciation to senator mcgovern here...

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No longer swirling the bowl, George is down the drain

wow... 28%...

President Bush's approval rating slipped to new lows in the most recent Harris Interactive survey, but he's not alone: For the first time since the series began, all of the political figures and institutions included in the survey have negative performance ratings.

Of the 1,001 American adults polled online April 20-23, only 28% had a positive view of Mr. Bush's job performance, down from 32% in February and from a high of 88% in the aftermath of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The current rating is his weakest showing since his inauguration.

i'm praying george mcgovern's right about bush and cheney resigning before the end of 2008... my preference would be before the end of this year, but...

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McGovern: "I expect to see Cheney and Bush forced to resign their offices before 2008 is over"

that would be the greatest gift this country could possibly receive and would be the first step in helping us move past the most serious constitutional crisis in the nation's history...

It is my firm belief that the Cheney-Bush team has committed offenses that are worse than those that drove Nixon, Vice President Spiro Agnew and Atty. Gen. John Mitchell from office after 1972. Indeed, as their repeated violations of the Constitution and federal statutes, as well as their repudiation of international law, come under increased consideration, I expect to see Cheney and Bush forced to resign their offices before 2008 is over.

i have a great deal of respect for george mcgovern and i desperately hope he's right... judging from the mind-boggling revelations that continue to pour forth from washington (just today alone, fercryinoutloud) about the criminal undertakings of the bushco coup d'etat, perhaps it's not out of the bounds of possibility...

(thanks to mcjoan at daily kos...)

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