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ratbastid · 10-31-2005, 06:42 AM

I'm not sure impeaching Bush sets a good precedent. I was totally flabbergasted that our last president was impeached over lies related to sexual impropriety. It was transparently political, a completely useless move made on religious grounds to further a political agenda. There was no grounds for impeachment based on public good or national security.

I think in the case of the current administration, the grounds for impeachment are much, much stronger--if for nothing else than the memory of the 2000+ men and women whose lives have been needlessly spent on the Bushwar.

At the same time, I don't like that impeachment could become a regular tool of partisan politics. Just because the Republicans used it that way on Clinton doesn't mean it should become the leverage point for all politics from here out. I'm afraid of the implications for all second-term presidents forever more.

10-31-2005, 06:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	I'm not sure impeaching Bush sets a good precedent. I was totally flabbergasted that our last president was impeached over lies related to sexual impropriety. It was transparently political, a completely useless move made on religious grounds to further a political agenda. There was no grounds for impeachment based on public good or national security. I think in the case of the current administration, the grounds for impeachment are much, much stronger--if for nothing else than the memory of the 2000+ men and women whose lives have been needlessly spent on the Bushwar. At the same time, I don't like that impeachment could become a regular tool of partisan politics. Just because the Republicans used it that way on Clinton doesn't mean it should become the leverage point for all politics from here out. I'm afraid of the implications for all second-term presidents forever more.