By Rick Maze, Army Times The House Armed Services Committee is banishing the global war on terror from the 2008 defense budget. This is not because the war has been won, lost or even called off, but because the committee’s Democratic leadership doesn’t like the phrase. A memo for the committee staff, circulated March 27,…
By William Fisher, t r u t h o u t Leading voices in the conservative movement are demanding that the Democrat-controlled Congress restore checks and balances within the government and rein in the power of President George W. Bush. But their point of view is consistently being drowned out by the “Anne Coulter wing”…
IfP’s Jodin Morey — Quotes from Kwwl.com Iowa Delaware Senator Joe Biden says a case could be made to impeach President Bush. Of course. But he says that would be impractical and possibly create unintended consequences. Since when is accountability impractical? How does he define impractical? Is a criminal justice system impractical? Is he saying…
Kucinich says he’s pursuing impeachment? Well let’s help him out. Sacks and sacks of mail are about to arrive in Dennis Kucinich’s office initiating impeachment via the House of Representative’s own rules. This legal document is as binding as if a State or if the House itself passed the impeachment resolution (H.R. 635). Kucinich says…
