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Could the GOP Really Impeach Obama?

On June - 22 - 2010 View Comments

*Sigh* So here we are in a midterm election year and the Democratic electorate is angry and unsatisfied with President Obama and the congressional Democrats (and many justifiably so on some issues). Change doesn’t come overnight apparently.

That said, we must not take our eye off the ball. If the Republicans take back the House of Representatives in November they get subpoena power. That means that they can investigate anything they want, including some fun stuff like whether President Obama was really born in Hawaii (he was) and anything else people like Michele Bachmann can come up with in their pea brains. And remember, the House of Representatives is the body of Congress with the power to impeach the president, as they did under Clinton.

Am I the only one who is terrified that Democrats, who forgot just how bad life was under the GOP, will stay home in November and basically guarantee a government stalemate for the rest of Obama’s first term? Does anyone remember what life was like during Clinton’s presidency?! This is just to serve as a helpful reminder to stop lumping all Democrats together, because all of them are not bad or weak. Under which party do we have a better chance of advancing a progressive agenda: the Democrats or the party of Rand Paul and Sarah Palin?

I’ll leave you with this from a like-minded post over at OpenLeft:

The plan is to bankrupt everyone in the government with lawyer fees and tie up the administration so they can’t get anything done. The accusations, lies, and smears will dwarf the Clinton-era and the slime will destroy people’s faith in government and democracy. That works for them. It helps put the big corporations in charge.

Imagine what this country will be like if this new breed of teabagger Republicans gets back in power in even one House of the Congress!

We can complain that Democrats didn’t legitimately investigate Bush-era corruption, war crimes, torture….We can complain that they held no one accountable after Bush left office for the corruption, lies, war crimes, even torture. We can complain that some–even many–Democrats have not stood up for us against the wealthy and powerful.

But when you complain about “the Democrats” you are misinterpreting the problem in a way that misdirects you from the necessary action to solve the problem. The problem is SOME Democrats, not THE Democrats.

I’ll let that marinate a bit.

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TiredOfThePhonies Says:

The people who will sit on their hind ends are black people. Some of us are not capable of thinking beyound what the President has “not done for us”. Nor do we have community or religious leaders who can think beyond what they can get for themselves.

The Urban League, the NAACP and other organizations are totally useless and when you have voters who are to lazy to do what is needed, it is a disaster.

Posted on June 22nd, 2010 at 8:21 pm
MsNatTurner Says:

When the Supreme Court removed the cap on how much money corporations can contribute to political campaigns, that pretty much sealed the deal for the future of politics in America. It doesn't matter which party you vote for. Ultimately, we will be a nation led by politicians who are owned by corporations. Wait! Has that happened already?

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MsWoman Says:

As I have life, I will be voting. Obama has done all he can to keep his campaign promises, however his hands have been tied and we should see this for what it is.

There is a blog on the web that says if the Republicans don't win the house back there will be a coup. That is why the ban on guns was lifted. They are planning for it, please read for yourself. I am surprised the FBI has not taken a look at this. http://shelleytherepublican.com/category/negroes.

I am baffled and appalled at the everyday common African Americans that does care or want to educate themselves and their families in politics and law, just knowing the basics is an eyeopener and will help communities. The NAACP and Urban League has been very lacking in its involvement with the African American Community. However, I am glad they had the gall to call out the Tea Party.

Posted on July 16th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
RobinD Says:

Obama is intelligent enough to avoid impeachment and (unlike Bill Clinton) his actions are controlled from his head (the appropriate one).

Posted on August 11th, 2010 at 4:55 am