Good news! House R's force a debate on Kucinich impeachment resolution [UPDATE]

they think they're so goddam crafty, but it just may backfire on 'em... wouldn't THAT be fun to watch...!

House Republicans, changing course midway through a vote, tried to force Democrats into a debate on a resolution to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney on the grounds he purposely led the country into war against Iraq.

The GOP tactics reversed what had been expected to an overwhelming vote to table, or kill, the resolution by longshot Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.

Midway through the vote, with instructions from the GOP leadership, Republicans one by one changed their votes from yes _ to kill the resolution _ to no, trying to force the chamber into a debate and an up-or-down vote on the proposal.

At one point there were 290 votes to table. After the turnaround, the final vote was 251-162 against tabling, with 165 Republicans voting against it.

"We're going to help them out, to explain themselves," said Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas. "We're going to give them their day in court."

ya know what...? it's entirely within the realm of possibility that this may just be the dumbest move they've ever made... we can always hope, can't we...?

[UPDATE]

Seeking to avoid a debate, Rep. Hoyer then moved to have the resolution sent to the House Judiciary Committee, which the House approved in a 218-194 vote along strict party lines.

Although House Judiciary Committee chairman is not expected to to act on the resolution, Rep. Kucinich said in a press conference late Tuesday afternoon that he believed the measure still have a life.

"Ive spoken to Mr. Conyers, and I'm quite confident that the ball is in good hands," said Kucinich.

you may be confident that it's in good hands with conyers, dennis, but you're going to have to convince ME...

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Booman doesn't want to see Kucinich's impeachment resolution squashed

and who can blame him...?

I've been advocating the impeachment of the president and vice-president ever since the FISA violations were revealed in December 2005. I am not going to make the case again here. In fact, I am not happy to learn that Dennis Kucinich is going to introduce a privileged resolution to bring articles of impeachment against Dick Cheney.

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) announced today that he will be offering a privileged resolution on the House floor next week that will bring articles of impeachment against the Vice President, Richard B. Cheney.

“The momentum is building for impeachment,” Kucinich said. “Millions of citizens across the nation are demanding Congress rein in the Vice President’s abuse of power.

Do I disagree with any of that? No. Emphatically no. But I am so sick and tired of seeing the party's 'moderates' roll over and play dead that I don't think I can emotionally handle the spectacle of Kucinich's resolution getting the back of the hand from the Washington Establishment, the press, and the majority of elected Democratic officials.

my response...

as much as i agree with you about the total demoralizing effect of watching yet another highly appropriate and urgent effort squashed, i have to agree that it's important to keep this stuff visible and to force the co-conspirators and collaborators out into the light of day...

keep in mind too, it won't only be the impeachment resolution and the 21 who get smacked down, it will be done in the context of the goofy, ridiculous, woo-woo, ufo-sighting, weirded-out freak that is the picture of kucinich we are being force-fed by the media, because, you see, only somebody as deluded as THAT could possibly support impeachment...

by all means, gird your loins and dump the thoughts of shooting yourself, and instead take some comfort at the fact that nancy is going to have to look at the very thing she has stonewalled lying right there "on the table..."

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