Posted on 07/09/2014 9:53:49 PM PDT by Bratch
Every Republican has three options on impeachment. One: “Let’s do it. He’s got it coming.” As far as I know, no one in Congress has joined Palin in taking that approach since her op-ed at Breitbart went live yesterday, although I’m sure there’s a constituency for it in the House. Someone should ask Tim Huelskamp or Michele Bachmann. Two: “Hell no. It’s political suicide.” Lots of Republicans believe that, McCain and Boehner foremost among them, but they don’t want to say so publicly or else they’ll be attacked from the right for putting expediency above principle. Erick Erickson, who’s no one’s idea of a RINO, is bolder than they are in making the case today at Red State.
Thus, option three: “He’s got it coming, but alas, it won’t work. Democrats are too corrupt to join us in the effort.” That’ll be the default position for Republican pols since it lets them shift blame while achieving suicide-avoidance. The mystery with Cruz was whether he’d choose door number one or number three. He wants to preserve his cred as Mr. Tea Party ahead of 2016 but, after having spearheaded the “defund” effort, he also doesn't want to get knocked again as a guy who’s willing to bet lots of Republican political capital on lost causes. His interview with Mark Levin on Monday night suggested that he was in the “he’s got it coming but it won’t work” camp.
And, per National Review, he is.
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Like always, Sarah Palin is ahead of the game. Soon Obama will be seen as deserving of impeachment—it will be so profound even the MSNBC crowd will be calling for it. Watch and be amazed.
Sure, Obama deserves impeachment, but that is NOT a good enough reason for Republicans to take this risk.
Not now.
There is NO requirement for Congress to impeach. Congress violates not one thing by delay.
Well send a letter to Eric Holder. Tell him to get moving on this.
He will come around in time
Really? Have you looked around the world and down at our border? Time? We may have another 6 months before the Republic collapses. Plenty of time. No hurry. Just wait.
This is a case of
Doing the right things vs Doing whats political.
Yea I guess law is just optional. How very Obama of you to think so.
Does a cop have the option of not arresting someone caught murdering someone? No? Then why do you ‘FEEL’ that a congress has the option to not impeach a president caught in HCAM?
I agree. If only for the sake of history.
Because THEY DO!
It is called DISCRETION
Something you obviously lack.
Blather from one who has consistently dissed Cruz
And E. Erickson ain’t that conservative either
If the courts just laugh at the cop, pretty soon he’s going to quit caring.
And he has no ability to make any of it happen. Talk to Bonehead and Mitch the Meek
You hit the nail on the head, well said.
Your Personal grudge with me was thoroughly shown a few days back.
If a HCAM includes the word ‘crime’, what then do you suppose the binary options are here? If government can just let a crime pass, then why not keep obama as thats what he does now?
Couldn’t have said it better.
He has the ability to unite conservatives behind him. Thats the first thing needed.
Where in the constitution does it require congress to impeach? You can’t cite because it doesn’t exist. It says they can NOT they shall....big difference
What is the point of a government that ignores laws and allows a communist to wreck it? You want to tell me with a straight face that Bozo has committed nothing criminal?
If he has then they have a duty to impeach.
And by the way have you forgotten the debacle that was the Clinton impeachment.
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