Oregon Democratic Congressman Earl Blumenauer responded to the commutation of Scooter Libby’s prison sentence with a statement saying that “President Bush’s action today tells America that it’s ok to lie, mislead, and obstruct justice, as long as you are loyal to his Administration.”
But when a constituent wrote his congressman urging for impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney, he didn’t get the answer he wanted. What he got instead was a pragmatic but ironic perspective that is no doubt shared by many other Democratic politicians also being screamed at to go after the administration.
“The practical matter is that given the rules of the Senate, there is no way that an impeachment process would lead to the removal of the President or Vice President,” Rep. Blumenauer explains. “Instead, it would create a media circus that would detract from our mission of reversing the policies (both domestic and international) of what the public continues to see as a failing presidency.”
The entire letter and hundreds of comments from people around the country are posted at Reddit, a social bookmarking site. It’s a real slice of how people view their government and the fourth estate. And it’s not pretty.
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