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...came from Arroyo. Two weeks after the alleged handouts, the country's League of Provinces, a lobbying group of governors, admitted giving the cash for what they described as development initiatives. Arroyo's critics, however, claim the money was intended to win support among lawmakers for an intentionally defanged impeachment complaint that would inoculate Arroyo against a more serious proceeding. (Under the constitution, Congress can only attempt to impeach the President once a year). The allegations underscore just how toxic the political atmosphere has become: Arroyo's administration is being accused of bribing lawmakers to support her own impeachment. "What...
...Gonzales' woes actually began even before he was sworn in. He took his seat as a protestor held a pink banner reading "Impeach" behind him and to yells of "Impeach him!" from protestors in the room, who were quickly escorted out. Specter threatened the appointment of a special prosecutor to look into the firings of the eight U.S. attorneys last year and a Senate "trial" to hold in contempt those Administration officials refusing to comply with Senate subpoenas. Then Leahy gaveled in the proceedings, saying "the Attorney General has lost the confidence of the Congress and the American people." (When...
...Obama, sleeves rolled up and jacket off with a silver BlackBerry on his hip, took questions from the audience for 40 minutes (on top of his 19 minutes of remarks). One attendee asked Obama why he won't impeach President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney...
...Obama said over audience chuckles. "And the reason is that I think it's very important for us not to get into the habit as a political culture that we impeach every President; it's supposed to be a rare occurrence and I think it'd be an enormous political distraction. What I want to do is undo much of what this Administration's done...
...Wayward Regime Joe Klein says it all about Bush and his arrogant, incompetent and cynical Administration [April 16]. It's a wonder how the U.S. Congress has not made a move to impeach him for his sins against the American people. There seems to be a double standard in how they impeached Bill Clinton for his sexual pecadillo, which resulted in not one death, while Bush, whose lies sent over 3,000 Americans to their graves and imperiled the peace and stability of the world, remains free from the threat of impeachment. How can Congress let his many impeachable offenses...