Governor Spitzer resigned, and he probably should have. Not because he had sex, but because his shady financial dealings and participation in crime opens him up to blackmail and undue criminal influence. Plus he was lying to his family, his employees and his employers, and the people of New York.
But let's be clear here, the main reason Gov Spitzer resigned was because Republican lawmakers in New York were busy drafting articles of impeachment.
If Republicans agree that lying about sex is grounds for impeachment (and Bill Clinton will testify that they do) then they must be willing to impeach public officials for committing serious crimes. Crimes like, (1) Starting an illegal "war of aggression" (2) torture (3) arbitrary detention (4) war crimes (5) warrantless wiretapping (6) signing statements (7) election fraud (8) outing a covert CIA operative (9) the "unitary executive" (10) gross negligence for Katrina and global warming. etc, etc, etc.
Not to mention pardoning Scooter Libby and then singing a disrespectful and unfunny song about it.
Not to mention the thousands of dead American soldiers and the tens of thousands of wounded soldiers who had their VA programs cut.
Not to mention the million dead Iraqis and the millions of displaced Iraqis.
Not to mention the 3 trillion dollars of financed war money.
Not to mention the thousands of public documents withheld by the Bush Administration.
Not to mention the cronyism.
Not to mention the billions of dollars in kickbacks and payments to business partners and friends.
Not to mention the Bush Administration's contempt for the Constitution.
All of which should be mentioned, and investigated, and prosecuted (except for the singing, there is no law against bad singing).
So if Spitzer has to go for his crimes, then Bush and Cheney are long overdue. They must deserve Impeachment more than the Governor of New York. But I don't hear the Republican leadership calling for Impeachment for Bush and Cheney. And the Democratic leadership has taken Impeachment off the table. And I don't see Bush and Cheney getting ready to step down.
I guess the only chance we have is if Bush and Cheney get caught lying about their sex lives.
But let's be clear here, the main reason Gov Spitzer resigned was because Republican lawmakers in New York were busy drafting articles of impeachment.
If Republicans agree that lying about sex is grounds for impeachment (and Bill Clinton will testify that they do) then they must be willing to impeach public officials for committing serious crimes. Crimes like, (1) Starting an illegal "war of aggression" (2) torture (3) arbitrary detention (4) war crimes (5) warrantless wiretapping (6) signing statements (7) election fraud (8) outing a covert CIA operative (9) the "unitary executive" (10) gross negligence for Katrina and global warming. etc, etc, etc.
Not to mention pardoning Scooter Libby and then singing a disrespectful and unfunny song about it.
Not to mention the thousands of dead American soldiers and the tens of thousands of wounded soldiers who had their VA programs cut.
Not to mention the million dead Iraqis and the millions of displaced Iraqis.
Not to mention the 3 trillion dollars of financed war money.
Not to mention the thousands of public documents withheld by the Bush Administration.
Not to mention the cronyism.
Not to mention the billions of dollars in kickbacks and payments to business partners and friends.
Not to mention the Bush Administration's contempt for the Constitution.
All of which should be mentioned, and investigated, and prosecuted (except for the singing, there is no law against bad singing).
So if Spitzer has to go for his crimes, then Bush and Cheney are long overdue. They must deserve Impeachment more than the Governor of New York. But I don't hear the Republican leadership calling for Impeachment for Bush and Cheney. And the Democratic leadership has taken Impeachment off the table. And I don't see Bush and Cheney getting ready to step down.
I guess the only chance we have is if Bush and Cheney get caught lying about their sex lives.
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