Nancy Foster, New Hampshire Union Leader — Though Elizabeth Edwards was in town to talk about her husband’s universal health insurance plan, once she turned the floor over to the audience, the conversation quickly turned to impeachment.
Several people from the audience of nearly 100 who packed into the clubhouse at The Fells of Amherst pressed Senator John Edwards’ wife about the presidential contenders stance on impeachment.
Edwards said that her husband opposes plans to impeach President George W. Bush or Vice President Dick Cheney.
She said that devoting valuable time and money to ousting the administration would tie up Congress and wouldn’t likely have the outcome pro-impeachment are hoping for.
Cheney would have to be impeached first, she said, “because none of us wants to end up with a President Cheney.”
And once Cheney was impeached, Congress could go after Bush, but the result could be a President Condoleeza Rice or Michael Chertoff.
“We’d end up like a dog chasing its tail … ” Edwards said.”I know there’s frustration. I can see it on your faces. But it’s better to attack the problem after the fact.”
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