Why I Believe Bush Must Go - Nixon Was Bad-These Guys Are Worse-By George McGovern [View All]

Why I Believe Bush Must Go
Submitted by davidswanson on Sun, 2008-01-06 12:51. Impeachment
Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse.
By George McGovern, Washington Post

As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have belatedly and painfully concluded that the only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president.

After the 1972 presidential election, I stood clear of calls to impeach President Richard M. Nixon for his misconduct during the campaign. I thought that my joining the impeachment effort would be seen as an expression of personal vengeance toward the president who had defeated me.

Today I have made a different choice.

Of course, there seems to be little bipartisan support for impeachment. The political scene is marked by narrow and sometimes superficial partisanship, especially among Republicans, and a lack of courage and statesmanship on the part of too many Democratic politicians. So the chances of a bipartisan impeachment and conviction are not promising.

But what are the facts?

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