NEWS: Democrats Might Slap The Shit Out Of BushÂ’s Wrist

POLITICS: Democrats Might Slap The Shit Out Of Bush’s Wrist

George W. Bush must be a very scared man today because the Democrats are thinking about officially calling him a bad man. Senator Russ Feingold says he will offer two censure resolutions for Bush’s handling of the Iraq war and his “assault” on the Constitution. I think we can safely assume Bush is curled up in a corner right now, crying and mumbling, “Why?,” over and over.

Censure may be the most useless thing the Senate can do.

Pretty scary, huh? To date, Andrew Jackson is the only president to have ever been censured. It occurred on March 28, 1834 and to this day it haunts his legacy. The first thing Americans think of when his name is mentioned is, “Oh, he was a bad boy.” Of course, in 1937 control of Congress switched parties and Jackson's censure was reversed. It's a powerful tool, yield it with caution!

One censure resolution would scold Bush for going to war without adequate military preparation and issuing misleading statements. (IÂ’m actually not sure when Bush has issued a statement we can trust) The other censure resolution would chastise Bush for all of the illegal acts he has committed, like disregarding the Geneva Conventions by torturing prisoners of war, using signing statements to override congressional lawmaking authority, eavesdropping on Americans without court warrants, refusing to comply with Congressional subpoenas, ordering ex-employees to not comply with Congressional subpoenas, firing federal prosecutors for political reasons, infusing media with government propaganda, placing "gatekeepers" in all federal agencies who report directly to the White House, arresting peaceful protestors and manipulating the terror alert system to instill fear in Americans.

Too bad there isnÂ’t anything else in the constitution that deals with what to do when the president breaks the law and misleads the country into going to war. It would be really great if there were.

Feingold wanted to censure Bush back in 2006, but only three of his fellow Democrats were on board with the idea. It is doubtful he will find anyone to agree with him this time, either. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has already said he doesnÂ’t like the idea.

Give ‘em hell, Harry! Actually, Harry, low approval ratings are not a punishment. They actually give you a mandate to go after the fucker with every weapon you have. People dislike him more than his father, which is really saying something. He should have been censured a long time ago and Congress should now be looking at more severe punishments. Like impeachment.

Would impeachment succeed? Probably not. But that’s not why it’s in the Constitution. It is the duty of Congress to impeach a president when he is acting so far outside the law. But the Democrats are a ball less crew of chickenshits. The Republicans went after Clinton when it was obvious he would not be removed from office. Why? They believed he had broken the law. Did they suffer during the next election? No, they ended up controlling all branches of government – even though the majority of Americans disagreed with their decision.

But here are the Democrats, taking no action against the most unpopular president since Nixon. Losing control of Congress is what the Democrats fear and so, they do nothing. Their lack of action against Bush is purely for political reasons. The man is a reckless, lying, religious nut. Impeachment was created for Bush. Too bad Democrats work from a position of fear and not strength.

There's a part of me that really wants the Bush administration to go further than it already has, and more explicitly than it has in the past. I want them to put out a bill that says something like "arrest and closed-door, private prosecution of anyone suspected of going against the wishes of this administration without a warrant, judge, or jury." Something like that. I really want them to just come out and do what it is they want to do, just to see if anyone would... y'know... do anything.

They've already pushed the limits of what is legal and what is moral so far, and the best that we can do is a nation is "... Hey, you ought to stop that. But don't do it if you have to raise gas prices!" I'd like to see them really pull some shit in the sunlight where everyone can see, and then move to Europe or some place when the halls of Congress are on fire, and all the senators are threatening censure from a "secure" bunker in Colorado.

Awesome headline. But the article mades me alcoholic.

It's good to know that if Congress takes the time to make one kind of meaningless gesture against Bush, they're "chickenshits", but if they take the time to make another kind of meaningless gesture against Bush, they're somehow courageous.

I mean, heaven forfend that anyone would want Democrats in Congress to work on actually passing legislation or anything.

Can I censure Congress for wasting my time?

Thanks for playing!

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Or, if it's all too boring, pointless, or confusing, you may want to turn your attention to this...

The title makes me choke with laughter, but it ain't fucking funny. The power grab in this administration has efectively made everyone hide their heads in the sandstorm, waiting for it to end.

Recall that we found out on this past Saturday that Cheney was president for two hours when Bush had his COLONOSCOPY {insert youtube video}???

How long will it take to find out that while Bush was sleeping. DICKTARD made his presidency inrevokeable and has already invaded IRAN and PAKISTAN?

Cheney is probably repsonsible for 98% of the evil, and he is the devil, make no mistake.

There is no smiley suitable.

Sadly, I doubt Cheney is made any more powerful by being president. He just loses his animated hand-puppet that lets him divert attention from himself.

On the plus side, being Cheney's hand-puppet probably made it the easiest colonoscopy ever.

What line must be crossed before prison is considerd much less impeachment? Impeachment seems as weak as censure for the things they have done. But it is a start. Iguess

*sighs*

Why wait so long to begin impeachment proceedings? There's only a year left in the administration and I'm sure they can do more damage than they already have. You want we should invade Iran first and maybe get some ICBMs shot our way? Then maybe we'll change how we choose our leaders.

Seems like I accomplished everything I set out to do.

A day late, a dollar short, and no balls.

I'm going to miss bush fucking my country in the ass. I've grown to love watching it so.


And by the way - $57,000 for 15 ketchup commercials?

finally ad execs have wised up and rather than paying for high priced professionally produced commercials- they'd rather cash in on the reality - 15 min of fame paradigm that has been working for years now. Kudos to them.

I have way too much to say on this topic so all I'm going to say is go to www.tv-links.co.uk
then go to documentaries
then watch "America: Freedom to Fascism" it may open your eyes to many things, many people don't know (ie. there is no law requiring american citizens to pay "income tax")

When something is blatantly wrong, it's usually considered a good thing that many people don't believe it to be true.

Fascism? You people have simply let your feverish dislike/hatred for the man and all he stands for push you to the brink of insanity. For one thing, if I were the pres. I wouldn't be the least bit scared about ANYTHING the Fiengold was going to do. He's a waste of space who thinks it's okay to silence the dissent of the American people in the name of campaign finance reform. Secondly, if they democrats do try to impeach Bush (or slap the shit out of his wrist as it was put), I hope he knocks the Dems the FUCK OUT! This is about as insane as the "God's gonna punish America because Bill Clinton got head" crowd.

Fixed that for you.

also google the '14 characteristics of fascism' and tell me which administration it reminds you of.

Hmmmm.

I totally agree with 51% of this article.

The Sixteenth Amendment, as well as United States v. Sullivan, Swallow v. United States, Brushaber v. Union Pac. RR Co., United States v. Keig, and Hatfield v. Commissioner would like a word with you.

Also, you may want to read this.

I thought electing Democrats to the senate and house would some how control this administration but apparently they are all spineless. This man through misleading and disregard for the constitution has gotten thousands killed. He is a domestic terrorist and the best the Democrats can do is Censure him. I am can't believe the disarray our government is in. It is run by bullies and no one will stand up to them, all they will do is say yeah he is mean but what can you do. Clinton was impeached for lying under oath and Bush has done far worse and they have not moved toward impeachment since it was proposed. I am frankly ashamed at the sad state of this democracy.

Sorry, but it doesn't work like that. You need more than a majority to set the agenda in the face of a hostile minority, you need a super majority, and neither the House or the Senate has this. That is why there have been no veto overides, that is why the war is not defunded and that is why Pelosi initially refused to consider impeachment. In the end it will be a big mess that accomplishes little more that provide the Repuglies with a hobby horse to whip the shit out of as the '08 elections approach.

However, since this Congress is going to accomplish little else until the American people grow a set and throw the Republicans completely the fuck out, I think that they should go for it.

In end you know the American people got exactly the government they elected.