tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post1126999635454631303..comments2024-03-23T10:55:30.196-05:00Comments on Cold Fusion Guy: Pat Buchanan versus Sarah Palin on ImpeachmentJim Peethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post-25295432156937564782014-07-10T15:26:05.594-05:002014-07-10T15:26:05.594-05:00WSJ: The Impeachment Delusion - You know it's ...WSJ: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-impeachment-delusion-1404947221" rel="nofollow">The Impeachment Delusion - You know it's a bad idea when Sarah Palin and MSNBC agree.</a><br /><br /><i>On Wednesday House Speaker John Boehner said "I disagree" with Mrs. Palin, though as usual without elaboration. What he might add is that the Constitution says a President can be impeached for "Treason, Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." Bill Clinton lied under oath and Richard Nixon obstructed justice. While Mr. Obama's abuses of executive power are serious, they don't rise to that level.<br /><br />Impeachment is also inherently a political process that at the current moment would backfire on Republicans. Mr. Obama is unpopular, but that is due mainly to the failure of his policies. Focusing on impeachment lets Democrats off the hook on those progressive failures and plays into their claim that GOP opposition to Mr. Obama is personal. Then there is the answer to nobody's question—President Biden? Impeachment fails to address any of the problems that Republicans are upset about.<br /><br />If conservatives really want to address those problems, they should elect a Republican Senate majority. A GOP Senate could stop the President's worst appointees, including judicial nominees. It could use budget reconciliation to pass policy reforms on ObamaCare, energy and other issues that the President would pay a political price for vetoing. And a GOP Senate could add its oversight power to dig into government abuses like the IRS political targeting.</i>Jim Peethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post-91847875206734360712014-07-09T12:44:38.478-05:002014-07-09T12:44:38.478-05:00Boehner disagrees with Palin on impeaching Obama
...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/07/09/boehner-disagrees-with-palin-on-impeaching-obama/" rel="nofollow">Boehner disagrees with Palin on impeaching Obama</a><br /><br /><i>House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) disagrees with Republicans calling for the impeachment of President Obama.<br /><br />Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of Republicans calling for the impeachment of Obama, writing in an op-ed that the influx of young illegal immigrants over the southern border "is the last straw that makes the battered wife say, 'no mas.' "<br /><br />"I disagree," Boehner said when asked by reporters Wednesday morning. When a reporter pointed out that some House Republicans also are calling for impeachment, Boehner said again: "I disagree."</i>Jim Peethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.com