I kid you not, the "I" word being bantered about already.

[Pacifist Patriot]

Overheard at work, read on Facebook, encountered here at DU (someone posting about a Republican, not making the suggestion himself), heard on the radio....

Apparently now the Republicans are in control of the House the country can be rescued by an Impeachment of President Obama.

Just another nail in the coffin of knowledge and intelligence.

Disagree with a politician in office? Impeach!

Do these idiots even know what impeachment is or how it works? That's a rhetorical question, the answers are contained within.

[muntrv]

1. Not enough votes in the Senate to remove, anyways.

[kestrel91316]

9. That never stopped them with Clinton......

[Aristus]

22. The point is not to remove him from office. The point is to ruin his Presidency.

The point is to ruin President Obama's legacy. To stamp his administration forever with the shameful tag "Impeached".

And, not incidentally, to clear a path for a Republican White House in 2012 or 2016.

Nobody remembers that Bill Clinton was acquitted. All they remember is that he was impeached.

[stray cat]

2. Democrats wanted impeachment - just the wrong target

[tridim]

3. They're going to fook this House thing up real fast.

Are there any (R) voices of reason left in the House?

I can't think of any off hand.

[Kalyke]

15. Jimmy Duncan.

My house member... a Republican, but not horrid: he voted against the Iraq War and against Clinton's impeachment and we re-elected to his umpteenth term yesterday.


On edit: "We" is subjective. I didn't vote for him, but "we," my district, did.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Issa will pull the trigger

and ... they want revenge. Get used to it. A D in the WH, and they control the House... Impeachment is on the table.

It IS about Watergate, they haven't gotten over it.

[kestrel91316]

10. It's TOTALLY about the Nixon kerfuffle.

[Kennah]

5. Wear your Asshats well while you can, Republicans

They'll be in your hands in two years, when the black guy wins re-election.

[kestrel91316]

6. They are still miffed over that whole Nixon kerfuffle. It's tit for tat, baby.

[enough]

7. It didn't work for the Republicans the last time they tried it. This is the one thing they could do

that will revive support for Obama.

[Rex]

8. Posted about it as soon as I knew the election results.

If we though Bubba's blowjob wasn't demoralizing enough, just wait...you ain't seen nothing yet! Dialing in the crazy from outer space. BANK ON IT.

[underpants]

11. Jan. 21 or 22 1993 I heard it on ABC News courtesy of AFN TV

I was in our barracks in Germany watching the only TV station (AFN) and a Republican Congressman said something about starting impeachment proceedings.

[CommonSensePLZ]

12. Then we should punish them for attempting a capital distraction NEXT season at the polls. nt

[turner52]

14. Impeachment

I believe that the Republicans will use this as a tool to get absolutely nothing done for the next two years. I guess expecting a Republican to say thanks for a chance to clean up the economic mess they created is way too much to expect. I think times are about to get much worse.

[CommonSensePLZ]

18. So we give it right back: "What have republicans done?"

Just as was the rationale to kick the dems out of the house.

[JerseygirlCT]

21. We need some of that

Very focused, very clear messaging right from the get-go.

What have they done for *you*?

[spanone]

24. they just got elected by doing absolutely nothing

[gkhouston]

33. and THIS is why Bush/Cheney weren't prosecuted. Obama chose to try to fix things.

I think Bushco fucked up the economy on purpose as a firewall against prosecution.

[JVS]

13. I'm wondering what grounds they'll choose.

[Drale]

16. If the government is really making up these terrorist stuff

perhaps its time to use that knowledge to make tapes saying that all the terrorist organizations support the republican party because they are on the same page, and make sure it is broadcast everywhere.

[caraher]

17. I kind of hope they do it...

With a Republican House it's game over for getting anything done anyway, so the inevitable circus isn't exactly cutting into any serious legislative work. It may be better to have them overplay their hand and make it abundantly clear that they'd rather grandstand over fabricated charges rather than do anything at all to make life better for Americans. And maybe they should try shutting down the government again, that worked great for Speaker Newt, didn't it?

[Dash87]

19. Impeachment for what, I wonder?

Impeachment is still a laughable option that no Republican is even considering, but let's say some nutty far-right Republicans were to get in some how. I wonder what they would try to impeach Obama for? :)

♥

[Initech]

20. On what grounds could they possibly impeach Obama?

[groundloop]

26. I'm sure they fabricate some bullshit about that supposed "land deal" in Chicago

I know it don't amount to a hill of beans, but I'm fully expecting it to happen. There's enough crazies in the house now to pull the trigger, but I think/hope Obama's a good enough politician to make it backfire in their faces.

[datasuspect]

27. it doesn't matter

they can make anything up.

just doing it would radicalize even further every tea bagger bircher into a frenzy of spittle flecked god foam.

[walldude]

23. Well, wasn't that the whole point?

They lost and it pissed them off. They want their country back, they want to take it back from the crazy socialist, nazi, hamas loving, terrorist who was born in Kenya. Who happened to be legally elected by a majority of the people in a Democratic society. Funny, I don't know what country they want back but they can have it. I'll stay in America for the time being.

[Dappleganger]

25. Let them!

That means they won't be out running the country into the ground while they're busy making up shit about the secret muslin in office.

[Andy823]

28. Not yet they won't

I think they save the impeachment card for when they can't come up with any "real" plan, and can't keep find ways to lie to the people about how they are "working on it"! Once they figure out they are losing the battle they will try the impeachment card. It will be to late and will only make things worse if they do, but when you have nothing to offer, well go for broke!

[csziggy]

29. The "I" word was brought up as soon as Obama became the nominee

In fact, a site about impeaching Obama was registered before it was clear he would win the nomination. The Republicans knew they would lose in 2008. They planned to attempt impeachment as soon as they had the power to try it. They would have attempted it no matter which the Democratic President was in office. I would not be surprised if they continue to attempt any and every Democratic President to hold office until one party or another is destroyed.

That is why I never understood why the Democrats did not go ahead and impeach GWB since there was a clear case for doing so and more than sufficient evidence. <sigh>

[cascadiance]

30. Hell yes, let's impeach! ROBERTS and the rest of the activist 5 on the Supreme Court!

If the Republicans go after another sitting president again, then we should go ahead and start doing the same with the supreme court. What's good for the goose is good for the gander! Especially if we can get a majority in 2012 to do it and a Democrat elected as president. They will have set the precedent then.

[MadMaddie]

31. Here's the interesting thing this is basically all that they have

they have had since 2006 to come up with a plan and they never took the time to do anything. Their platform has been Tax cuts and they know no jobs will be created.

So expect them to take this path...we need to raise hell and demand "Where are the Jobs"?

[gkhouston]

34. This could work well if the House Dems or the WH have a plan they're fighting

to get recognized. Imagine protesters with signs reading, "You have the House now. Where are our jobs? Why aren't you working on HRxxxx?"

[GeorgeGist]

Let the compromising begin!

[GeorgeGist]

32. Let the compromising begin!

[felix_numinous]

35. Yes, and crickets after Kucinich listed 35 articles of impeachment against Bush

-how insane and delusional do you have to be to deny how serious international crimes against humanity are? This is yet more evidence these people are projecting their own guilt on to us, it is uncanny.