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Jim Lynch November 3rd, 2007 7:51 am

Dennis Kucinich must have gotten bored waiting for the mother ship to come back for him. First, he declared that, “I seriously believe we have to start asking questions about his [President Bush] mental health.” Now, well, I’ll just let you read it for yourself from his congressional web site:

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) announced today that he will be offering a privileged resolution on the House floor next week that will bring articles of impeachment against the Vice President, Richard B. Cheney.

“The momentum is building for impeachment,” Kucinich said. “Millions of citizens across the nation are demanding Congress rein in the Vice President’s abuse of power.

“Despite this groundswell of opposition to the unconstitutional conduct of office, Vice President Cheney continues to violate the U.S. Constitution by insisting the power of the executive branch is supreme.

“Congress must hold the Vice President accountable. The American people need to let Members of Congress know how they feel about this. The Vice President continues to use his office to advocate for a continued occupation of Iraq and prod our nation into a belligerent stance against Iran. If the Vice President is successful, his actions will ensure decades of disastrous consequences.”

Do you see that one word there? Advocate. That is just about all that Vice President Cheney, or any Vice President, can do. He can not make any declarations, he can’t sign or veto any bills. His greatest legislative power only comes into play if he has to cast a vote in case of a tie.

Then there is this, “If the Vice President is successful”. So, he wants to start the impeachment process over something VP Cheney might do, sort of a preemptive impeachment.

Others proving that old saying are his 21 co-sponsors:

Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Robert Brady (D-PA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA), Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA), Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Rep. Henry Johnson (D-GA), Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), Rep. James Moran (D-VA), Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA), Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Rep. Albert Wynn (D-MD).

Oh, that old saying their trying so hard to prove?

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”

I, for one, have no doubts.

Others with no doubts:
Don Surber — “I guess this makes him the Big Cashew on Nutball Island.”
Blue Crab Boulevard
Michelle Malkin — “Strike up the nutroots band!”
Jules Crittenden

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