BartBlog – Vol 1882 – Weak- Clowns…

BartBlog – Vol 1882 – Weak- Clowns…

BartBlog – Vol 1882 – Weak- Clowns…

I agree that it would be best for America and the world if we dealt with out dirty laundry ourselves. But I share your concern that it will never happen.
But I was thinking… couldn’t we let Germany do it?
After all they have a law on the books already and they do owe us.
Wait until the are out of office then get the French to invite them to an all-expenses paid love fest in Provence. But their plain “develops engine problems” and gets redirected to… uh, Stuttgart (?) whereupon the German police storm the plane and drag them off to…

Oh heck, I forgot, that stunt was already pulled in an episode of West Wing.

jje wrote:

> I want these guys to answer for what they have done. I want real punishment not phony political exile.

CDFingers’ commentary:

It’s important for the USA to show the world we can police our bad guys. Due to w, the USA has lost prestige in the world, and this is not good.

If impeachment were to happen–likely not, muchto my chagrin–we’d have to impeach both w and the dick. I could live with a president obi wan pelosi for two years.

I don’t think impeachment will happen. Instead, I think the dick will resign for health reason, mccain will be appointed and confirmed, and w will resign to avoid the humiliation he so richly deserves. I don’t want that to happen, but I think it will.

What I think should happen is that we let w and the dick live out their terms, facing defeat in every thing they try, then, when the new president and vp are sworn in, right there on the dias, FBI guys walk up and clap them both in irons and haul them off to be lifetime roomates of a big ugly dude named Marge. Issue them tons of soap to drop, then feature them on the evening news walking bowlegged with pained expressions on their faces. Allow American citizens to visit them in prison and make fun of them.

I could live with that.

CDFingers

To have an effective impeachment, it would have to take out Cheney as well as Bush, the tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee of thievery and mayhem.

Regarding Her numbers: This is nothing like the 1992 elections. When Bush I had 90% approval in 91, I remember comedy ads about the DNC looking for *anyone* who would be willing to run against him in the next election (Madonna was a funny one). Most of the possible players considered it political suicide to make their move so soon. The catchphrase at the time was (blank) and the Seven Dwarfs. You are indeed correct – Clinton came in to fill that vaccuum and did a damn fine job of it. Today’s situation is nothing like that – no one is running against an incumbent, let alone one with any sort of high approval. The field is open, and now is the time for the people who have the name recognition to make their move.

No, but it would be fun, wouldn’t it?

Alas, no. This is a time for quiet introspection. We’re forward lookers not backward thinkers. (Yes, Nancy. I hear and obey!)

Seriously though, what’s the point? We’ve all seen how an impeachment can tie everything up. Nothing meaningful happens for the country. And it takes scads of time. Two years just isn’t enough to do the job right. And the worst it could do is send george back to Crawford without supper.

So drop impeachment. Its a waste.
Rather concentrate on the real issue: bush, Cheney, Rummy and (insert your favorite list here) are
War Criminals
and should be tried as such.
Consider… Mere impeachment stops effectively at the end of the term, a war crimes trial has no such limit… Would you rather throw the bums out or throw the bums in jail?… Did I say jail? In a W.C. trial these bozos would have to answer for all their murderous acts. We’d discuss the relative merits of boiled hemp vs. twisted jute rope in polite company without being thought of as fringe insane.

I don’t want impeachment. I want these guys to answer for what they have done. I want real punishment not phony political exile. If we’re going to spend the time and money, lets get something that has some teeth to it.

And then what’s the worst that could happen? They could pull a Slobodan Milošević and drop dead in their foetid little cells during their endless struggle to save themselves from the hangman. Shucks, I’d be real broken up about that.

…and when that happens I get Cheney in the Dead Pool, yowsuh!

I’ve been saying all along that we beat a stacked deck. Look at the margins of victory by democrats compared to the margins of victory by Republicans. The Dems that won did so by a much larger margin (typically 58%-40%) compared to the victorious Reps (typically 51 – 48).

This was a huge victory, considering how the decked was stacked in the BFEE’s favor. It’s like playing the Yankees.. Not only do you have to beat Jeter and company, you have to be the umpires, too. Just look back on any close call made during a Yankees playoff game. Do you ever remember a bad call going against NY at a pivotal time?

I compare this election to the Red Sox improbable comeback to win the pennant after being down 0-3 to the MLBEE.

Big Orange Jeff