Republikan meltdown
More polls out today that the Republikan Party is facing a massive meltdown. If the swing is immense, then the real possibility of impeaching Bush dawns. I honestly think if the American’s impeach Bush, they have the opportunity of regaining the moral high ground and global good will they used to have.
Democrats have big lead after sex scandal, polls suggest
WASHINGTON - Democratic candidates have a big edge on Republicans one month before elections to decide control of Congress, a flurry of new polls said on Monday, with ratings for President George W. Bush and Congress dropping after the Capitol Hill sex scandal.
A USA Today/Gallup poll gave Democrats a 23-point edge on Republicans in the battle for Congress, while a CNN poll gave Democrats a 21-point lead.
A ABC News/Washington Post poll found Democrats held a 54-41 per cent lead in the congressional horse race among registered and likely voters, which ABC said was the biggest Democratic lead this close to election day in more than 20 years.
And a new CBS News/New York Times poll showed 79 per cent of respondents thought Republican leaders were more concerned with politics than the well-being of the teenage congressional assistants who received lewd messages from former Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida.
Republicans, already battered by public doubts about the Iraq war and Bush's leadership, have been scrambling to contain the fallout from the unfolding sex scandal and keep it from sinking their chances on November 7.
Democrats must pick up 15 House seats and six Senate seats to reclaim control of Congress.
Several recent polls have shown declining approval ratings for Republicans in the last week amid a torrent of questions about how the party's congressional leaders handled the Foley issue.
posted by Bomber @ 10:02 am
8 comments
8 Comments:
I havn't heard any serious calls by Democrats to impeach Bush...
Anyone running a book on the possibility of a major terrorist scare or even some brinkmanship with North Korea in the run-up to the election?
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gwb - you are right, I only think they will start that idea if they win a landslide
John - BRILLIANT idea - what sort of odds are you thinking?
I'm not an expert on US legal process Bomber, but I am pretty sure that in order to be impeached, Bush would have to have committed a criminal act, fairly sure that in both previous cases where this has been attempted, this has involved lying to Congress...partisan politics aside, do you really consider this to be possible both in terms or a) the commission of an offense, and b) whether the Democrats would be able to muster the numbers or the will to do it taking into account a) the fact that there are still some hawkish democrats
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Again GWB, you are correct - I think the impeachment would come about from the illegal wire tapping incident
Could you not distinguish between the Nixon Case and the Bush one, on the basis that Bush has admitted to signing the authorisation order enabling wiretapping, whilst Nixon carried out an illegal cover up... that difference alone should probably remove enough heat from the issue. Also its worth noting that the wiretapping was aimed at AQ rather than the Democratic Party, which in a time of war would not be likely to generate sufficient polarisation.
I dont think they will impeach, or try to, we are two years out from a white house election, and I think such a move would polarise the centre against the democrats, jeapodising their chances in 2008.
And besides, the prolly wont win back the Senate, so such a move would be half hearted.
Scott
well that above post shut sdm up - and I think you misread the anger in America sdm
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