The RINO has spoken:
Some lawmakers who complain that President Bush is flouting Congress and the public with his Iraq policies are considering impeachment an option, a Republican senator said Sunday.
Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and a frequent critic of the war, stopped short of calling for Bush’s impeachment. But he made clear that some lawmakers viewed that as an option should Bush choose to push ahead despite public sentiment against the war.
"Any president who says ‘I don’t care’ or ‘I will not respond to what the people of this country are saying about Iraq or anything else’ or ‘I don’t care what the Congress does, I am going to proceed’ — if a president really believes that, then there are … ways to deal with that," Hagel said on ABC’s "This Week." …
In the April edition of Esquire magazine, Hagel described Bush as someone who didn’t believe he was accountable to anyone.
"You can impeach him, and before this is over, you might see calls for his impeachment," Hagel told the magazine.
Wow….So in Chuck’s mind the Commander in Chief must yield to Congress when and how they want or they get rid of him.
I guess we can throw the Constitution out the window then huh?
The Founding Fathers made three co-equal branches for a reason nimrod. For exactly the very scenario that Chuck is now engaging in. No branch is more powerful then the other, if one doesn’t like what the other is doing they cannot just throw em out.
The President can be impeached for:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
If Congress really felt strongly about the Iraq war then they should use the power that IS given to them in the Constitution, the power of the purse. Pull out the funds. Why is it they don’t want to do that but instead want to use a tool never granted to them via the Constitution?
I tell you why….because they know the American people do NOT support cutting and running from Iraq and pulling out the funds.
I am quite proud of President Bush. I admire him for having the courage to stand by his principles, even against the angry criticism and biased polls. He understands that invading Iraq was the right thing to do, and running from our duty would be the worst thing to do. We started this fight, rightly, and cannot abandon the Iraqi’s, not to mention the mere fact that running would only embolden our enemy and make things much worse for us in the long run. His conduct and behavior is the sign of a real leader whom I thank god every day was elected President in 2000, just imagine the disaster our country would be if Gore was in office on 9/11.
But now Sen. Hagel has the gall to suggest that if our elected CIC does not submit to what he wants he will attempt to depose him.
Simply amazing.
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Amen Curt, amen! I admire President Bush because he knows how to lead–leaders do things that are often at odds with the public, but that’s because they have a vision, not a desire to remain popular. The most successful CEO’s have made tough decisions…history will be kind to President Bush, just like it has been for Ronald the Great. Think of some of the presidents who wanted to be popular and you’ll have the worst of the worst leaders (Carter and LBJ come to mind).
AHhh, now that is my kind of Republican.
I blogged on this today too. But I think the quote above is misleading. He did not call for Bush’s impeachment yesterday.
Why is someone not a legitimate Repblican if they do not support this terrible president? You NeoCons used to say that about McCain until he flipped back into Bushes lap – or was that a flop? Don’t know, but Hagel is a Conservative member of the GOP, not a liberal. He slogged through the swamps in Viet Nam and received 2 PHearts and other decorations. He was in the Reagan Admin., and is consistantly voted one of the Senate’s most Conservative.
And frankly, Bush’s stubborness is not something anyone should admire. Jeffery Dahmer was stubborn, Michael Moore is stubborn, the list goes on. Why do you only admire that in him? He is a crap president, history will call him a crap president.
Hagel is a POS, simply put. No surprise the likes of you would support him, he won’t be getting the support of the rank and file tho, that’s for sure. The stupidity of the man reaches new heights when he suggests Bush has committed a impeachable offense by finishing the fight and not running like cowards.
No where in my post did I say I admire his stubbornness. Read the post again, slowly if needed, and you will read the reasons why I admire him, and that’s just a few of the reasons…there are many more. I understand you like to plagiarize but I thought you could read a bit more honestly.
Be that it may he is a great President and believe me, history will judge him as one of the greats.
Don’t you love it when these lefties try and tell us who is or is not a “conservative?”
That’s such a joke considering that folks like “Centfla” are still struggling with the meaning of the word “is.”
You let us decide who is, or is not conservative Ok centie?
Meanwhile, I’ll bet you trashed President Reagan too and history has shown the obstructive, hate filled criticism showered on him to be WRONG TOO!
I hope Hagel does run for President because I can say with absolute certainty that in what’s called “the conservative primary” in my state of SC he’ll come in dead last.
I found a photo of CentFla.
Actually, here’s a better link
CentFla,
Why dont you leave me the hell alone?
You are a damn fool!!
And a stupid damn fool at that!!
Friggen Moron!!