Mother Jones - Comments for "Kucinich Moves to Impeach Cheney"

Kucinich is the only real patriot. The rest are cowards at best. He is a man of principal and not a sell out.

The article's condemnation of Kucinich re: his votes on women's rights is far out of date. Please see http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Dennis_Kucinich_Abortion.htm to understand his evolution on this issue. In essence, since about 2002, his position can be summarized as being in firm support to a women's right to choose, asserting that abortions should always be legal, that Supreme Court nominees must agree to uphold Roe v Wade, and that we should work to reduce the number of abortions that are needed. Sounds about right to me.

So does impeaching Cheney.

In my view, Mr. Kucinich's claim to a progressive leadership mantel is not borne out of his practical approaches, but rather from his ability to articulate what our goals for society should be, however difficult or impossible they may be to achieve at this time.

I don't favor impeachment for Bush and Cheney because I don't think it goes far enough. However, I'd support it if you *also* charge them (and several others!) with "treason in wartime" and execute them.

Melissa - may I second that emotion?

George McGovern in his op-ed piece in yesterday's LA Times described the current admin's trangressions as worse than Watergate. I'm inclined to agree. And I disagree with Pelosi that we shouldn't pursue this. Her argument seems based on a political stance rather than a legal and moral one. Criminal behavior in our government should be put under a spotlight, not swept under the carpet. We should have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to criminal behavior in the White House, the Congress and the Supreme Court.

This is about crimes in the White House, not about Democrats and Republicans, who did it before and what seats might be lost. This is about justice. Cheney and Bush lied to the American public and profit from the war they caused by spreading misinformation. That is worthy of impeachment.

I'd be all for an early Bush\Cheney exit. But it's not going to happen. You know it, I know it, and so does Denny. So what is this on Kucinich part, if not cynical politicking? The motion accomplishes nothing but get his name in the news.(and pisses off conservative voters) Also, is this what we're in for every 4 to 8 years? Impeachment because the other side of the political spectrum doesn't like the direction of the country? I dare say a motivated party could find any number of reasons to 'impeach' any sitting president that's in office long enough. Does Bush\Cheney deserve to be impeached? Sure. Do we really want to motivate their very large 'base' more than it already is? I think not.

GetReal: Well said!!

It may not be politically smart for the Democratic party to impeach Bush or Cheney or both, but it is obviously the right thing to do; it is justified, it is deserved.
We should laud the spirit that won't capitulate for the sake of smart politicking, not back door him and call him a "sham liberal" for his stance on women's rights.
The issue is Bush and Cheney and whether or not they should be impeached, not the liberal credentials of Kucinich.

This article says between the lines what should be told loud and clear: Impeachment would be regicide! Let's not go down that road. And isn't, like, Kucinich a weird name?