The only consequence of the hearings will be to feed right wing talk radio, possibly backfire on the Democrats in the fall elections, and they will be treated in the MSM as a partisan last minute gasp by a Democratic controlled Congress with the lowest approval ratings since Gallup has been polling that category.

The one benefit is that we, the Democrats outside the Beltway, will have an opportunity to see our concerns regarding this Administration’s lawlessness addressed via the House Judiciary Committee.

But, it is too little, too late, and I fear the Imperial Presidency in its latest iteration as the “Unitary Executive” is in place for a while. Both of the next likely occupants of the Oval Office have endorsed that view with their votes on the FISA amendments of a few weeks ago.

Power trumps hope everytime.

Congress, led by Democrats, had no interest in impeaching Bush (remember what Pelosi said?) when it would have prevented more illegal activities by the Bush admin. Now they have flipped. This makes it a very transparent sham. Especially since they know there is no chance of Bush being convicted. All it would do is tarnish Bush’s legacy further – if that is possible.

I don’t believe there would be a problem impeaching future Presidents, if necessary. In fact, what the Democrats have done may enlighten future Congresses so they will take action, including impeachment, in time.

I have been calling for Bush to be impeached for years. I am all for impeaching him – he and his cohorts are criminals. If the Democrats think they can make up for their ignorance and spinelessness now, let them wait until the day after the election. It wouldn’t be any more or less symbolic then than it would be now. And it would have more impact because it wouldn’t look like a political ploy.

Drill here! Drill now! Drill anywhere!!
Just Drill!!!

This is a deliberate distraction by the Dem leadership to make the GOP seem like Godzilla so as to insure that a horrified public will abandon the NOBama campaign & vote for him out of sheer terror of McCain & the spector of a third Bush presidency.

Well, we won’t fall for it. Let’s stay focused & not be hoodwinked by the corrupt Dem leadership’s cheap ploy!

Remember, BO was selected, not elected & no matter what side shows they throw out, nothing will change that fact!

Insetead of having bazillion hearings on non-existant “scandals” where was congress holding hearings on their Frankensteins, Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac?

These are two institutions that , because of Congress, are accountable to no one but Congress.

Of course, it’s only our money on the line, so I guess it’s not important.

Oh yeah,.. lets have Scott McClellen testify about his vague paranoid feelings of being ignored by the big boys! Lets investigate the President’s unquestionalbe authority to fire attorneys.

Lets bring Karl Rove to ask him about nothing!

Time and time again.. going all the way back to Enron the Democrats have been engaged in this non-ending search for anything ANYTHING to stick to Bush as payback for the truly corrupt Clinton adminstration.

Meanwhile the Democrat leadership has done nothing at all in the interest of the country since taking power.

Have they cut back spending? no.

Have they moved to reduce the deficit? no

Have they moved to do anything to strenghten the dollar despite the Fed’s determination to make valueless? No.

Have they done anythign to alleviate this crushing cost of food and fuel on the people? No. They welcome it.

Have they done anything to enhance the security of the country? Well yes.. but had to , dragged kicking and screaming all the way.

Are they doing anyting to ensure our first amendment rights are’t threatened by govt regulation or abusive lawsuits by foriegn elements? Nope

They have done nothing.. or worse.. they have prevented measures that will actually be productive.

And there’s a ticking time-bomb.. because the tax cuts of earlier in the decade have expiration dates (who thought of that stupid idea??) these automatic increases are coming:

The tax code changes enacted in 2001 and 2003 are scheduled to expire at the end of 2010. If they do, statutory marginal tax rates will rise across the board, ranging from a 13 percent increase for the highest-income households to a 50 percent increase for lower-income households. The marriage penalty will be reimposed and the child credit cut by $500 per child. The long-term capital-gains tax rate will rise by one-third (to 20 percent from 15 percent), and the top tax rate on dividends will nearly triple (to 39.6 percent from 15 percent). The estate tax will roar back from extinction at the same time, with a top rate of 55 percent and an exempt amount of only $1 million. Finally, the alternative minimum tax will reach far deeper into the middle class, ensnaring 25 million tax filers in its web.

What are they going to do about this? Nothing..

Just who are the Democrats and Republicans in Congress working for? Cuz it aint me.

You can’t tell us that Bush hasn’t made mistakes. That would make you as blind as the Obamabots. The popular vote for McCain within the Republican party was an in your face, so not all Republicans are happy with him either or the Ultra Conservatives.

So, if your a Republican you shouldn’t pick fights with us. Many are voting for McCain because he’s reached across the table, and because he “isn’t” Bush. What most of us are saying is this is a ploy to associate McCain with Bush. It is being done for the wrong reasons. They should have done this when it was first brought up if they wanted to do it for the “right” reasons. They’ve had two years as the majority yet waited till four months before the GE.

I’ve hear today, that he don’t speak on the “wall” or we say “Brandenburger Tor” in Berlin!!…. Man, i was so angry when i hear he want this…. And did you know, that the Newspapers compare Obama’s wife with Jacki Kennedy !! ANGRY!!!! ANGRY!! What did the Newspaper think??…. I have no idea…..
I was everytime a big big fan from Kennedy, i was a young children he was brutally murdered.
And i will look that i can do this for you. We don’t drive to Berlin to see him or hear him. But in TV or Online radio it comes through. Let me see….. Oh my gosh, why ??? people in US did chosen him?? Why???
Did no one see what he is for a man?? There are not all people here in Germany friendly with Obama.
There would be many people demonstrate – i’ve hear this. He is not welcome here in Germany!

RESUME

GEORGE W. BUSH
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington , DC 20520

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Law Enforcement:
I was arrested in Kennebunkport , Maine , in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver’s license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been “lost” and is not available.

Military:
I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam ..

College:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE :
I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.
I began my career in the oil business in Midland , Texas in 1975. I bought an oil company, but couldn’t find any oil in Texas . The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.

I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.

With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas .

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:

I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union . During my tenure,Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America .

I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.

I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.

With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida , and my father’s appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President of the United States , after losing by over 500,000 votes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:

I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.

I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week.

I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.

I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.

I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market. In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues.

I’m proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My “poorest millionaire,” Condoleezza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.

I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President.

I am the all- time U.S and world record -holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.

My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. history, Enron.

My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision.

I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history. I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.

I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.

I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.

I appointed more convicted criminals to my administration than any President in U.S. history

I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States Government.

I’ve broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history.

I am the first President in U.S history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.

I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.

I refused to allow inspectors access to U.S. “prisoners of war” detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.

I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 US election).

I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any President since the advent of television.

I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.

I garnered the most sympathy ever for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.

I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protests against any person in the history of mankind.

I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. Citizens and the world community.

I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families in wartime.

In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking Iraq and then blamed the lies on our British friends.

I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security.

I am supporting development of a nuclear “Tactical Bunker Buster,” a WMD.

I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES:

All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father’s library, sealed and unavailable for public view.

All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review. I specified that my sealed documents will not be available for 50 years.
PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY VOTER YOU KNOW!

“Susan S.”

This is being done for the wrong reasons. To push Obama. I’m willing to bet if Hillary were the nominee it wouldn’t be being done. They’ve done everything within their power to push Obama down our throats.

I don’t know what to think about this. They’ve ignored people for years, now 4 months before the election they want to do something…I’m not buying it. I’m sorry. It’s a ploy.