Letter to Nancy Pelosi on Impeachment - Part 2

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Sunday November 18, 2007 · 8:10 AM PST

2007/11/18 · 08:10

I recently attended a raucous town hall meeting in Brooklyn, billed as an end-the-war event. As it turned out, 90% of the questions were about impeachment, not the war(s). Three U.S. Congress members attended: Jerrold Nadler, Anthony Weiner and Yvette Clarke. Nadler and Weiner expressed a view on the politics of 2008 that showed me 2004 still rules in the halls of Congress. They have not fully digested 2006, let alone 2008. So I took another stab at explaining impeachment to them in a long letter to Nancy Pelosi (odd format, I know, but I like the personal approach). I tried to review the impeachment arguments in a 2008 context, hoping to crack their 2004 lens. My support for impeachment is based on policy and principle more than electoral politics, but the total concentration on politics at the town meeting made me think more deeply about what the focus of electoral politics in 2008 should be. Part 1, posted yesterday, was a review of the policy aspects for and against impeachment. Part 2 is my take on impeachment politics 2008, below.

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Do you support impeachment of Bush and Cheney?

48 votes Vote Now!

Do you support impeachment of Bush and Cheney?

Yes, any time, any place, for any reason.

48 votes

Yes, if Bush attacks Iran.

0 votes

Maybe, depending on what hearings bring out. The Judiciary Committee should hold hearings.

0 votes

Maybe, if enough Congresspeople support it.

0 votes

No, don't do it. Bad idea.

0 votes

Don't know, not sure.

0 votes

Letter to Nancy Pelosi on Impeachment – Part 1

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Saturday November 17, 2007 · 9:47 AM PST

2007/11/17 · 09:47

I recently attended a raucous town hall meeting in Brooklyn, billed as an end-the-war event. As it turned out, 90% of the questions were about impeachment, not the war(s). The views Congressmen Nadler and Weiner expressed on the politics of 2008 showed me that in the halls of Congress 2004 still rules. They have not fully digested 2006, let alone 2008. So, hoping to crack their 2004 lens, I took a stab at explaining impeachment to them, 2008 style, in a long letter to Nancy Pelosi. Part I, below, is a review of the policy aspects for and against impeachment. Part II is my take on the politics of impeachment 2008, coming soon.

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67 votes Show Results

Do you favor impeachment of Bush and Cheney?

67 votes Vote Now!

Do you favor impeachment of Bush and Cheney?

Yes, any time, any place, for any reason.

60 votes

Maybe, depending on the hearings. Judiciary should hold impeachment hearings.

6 votes

Maybe, if enough Congresspeople come out in favor of it.

0 votes

Maybe, if they attack Iran.

0 votes

No, not at all, never.

1 vote

Not sure.

0 votes

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Profile

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Sunday September 02, 2007 · 5:31 PM PDT

2007/09/02 · 17:31

Profile of Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (South Dakota At-Large)developed for Open Left project of profiling the Democratic blue dogs.

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