Conyers hopes GOP strife can put Bush on hot seat

[Judi Lynn]

Conyers hopes GOP strife can put Bush on hot seat

Michigan Congressman could gain power, clout if Democrats can capitalize on Republican setbacks
Deb Price / The Detroit News

WASHINGTON -- As Republican election-year woes increase, symbolized powerfully Tuesday by the resignation from Congress of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, President Bush's worst political nightmare might be summed up by four words: Judiciary Chairman John Conyers.

If Democrats can capitalize on a string of GOP setbacks and regain control of the House this November, Conyers would be named chairman, putting the enormous investigative power that goes with the job into the hands of one of Bush's fiercest critics. But even with the House still under Republican control, the maverick Detroit Democrat known for championing liberal causes can no longer be written off by the Bush administration as just a pesky gnat.

The 21-term Michigan lawmaker's persistent demands for an inquiry into whether Bush should be impeached for the way he led the nation into war have exploded into the political mainstream.

"We have a plate full of pretty big problems," said Conyers, the only Judiciary Committee member to have served on two impeachment panels -- President Nixon's over Watergate in 1974 and President Clinton's in 1998 over his affair with an intern. "I see parallels with the Watergate incident with Nixon, even though that really quite frankly pales in comparison to the issues here that have yet to be examined."
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http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060405/POLITICS/604050415/1031/METRO

[truthisfreedom]

1. John, please, and i mean this... stay out of small planes.

and don't open your own envelopes.

[rodeodance]

2. Hope he takes care of himself. We need him.

[rodeodance]

3. WI voters say to get out of Irag(24/32 cities)--We are with you John!

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=78956

WED., APR 5, 2006 - 1:36 AM
24 communities want troops brought home now; 8 are opposed

GEORGE HESSELBERG
608-252-6140
[e-mail]

Wisconsin communities Tuesday sent a message through blunt referendums that they want American troops brought home from Iraq immediately.

From the tiny northern village of Exeland to Madison, voters tapped a seldom-used referendum opportunity to consider a version of the question: Should the United States bring the troops home now.

Madison served up the largest yes vote, and Watertown the largest no vote.

The effect of the referendums, which drew national and international media attention but carry no official status, depends on which side is answering the question.

[LoKnLoD]

4. Please let this come true!!!

President Bush's worst political nightmare might be summed up by four words: Judiciary Chairman John Conyers.

[Buttercup McToots]

5. Has anyone read this...Am I the only one who this it is a bomb?

http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/

[ninkasi]

6. Bush's worst nightmare

"Judiciary Chairman John Conyers" would be one of my fondest dreams come true. Conyers has been tireless in his fight to bring justice to Congress, and he deserves the respect and gratitude due a champion of our rights.