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Deep Gratitude for Dennis Kucinich

Started by Karoli · 1 year ago

I will have much, much more to say about this. But for now, I just want to give high praise to Rep. Dennis Kucinich for having the integrity to press ahead with the impeachment of George W. Bush. During yesterday’s House session he spent four hours and forty minutes reading 35 articles of impeachment [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • ursulas

    1 year ago

    Yes, hats off for Dennis Kucinich! I was wondering what he has been up to and now we know. Looking out for all of us.

    Those levies breaking are a sign of more to come.

    We still haven't fully recovered from the Fernley levee breaks several months ago.
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  • Carl S.

    1 year ago

    The problem I have with this is basic Civics - how government works: Congress declares war, not the President. This is the problem I had with Hillary's explanation for her pro-war vote: it was her job to voice reservations and question the intelligence BEFORE she voted, and let her vote reflect her true attitude about the whole affair. It was only after the fact, in the language of her campaign, that she dubbed it "George Bush's war". But the time to do her homework had already passed. And that is also the case for many other members of Congress.

    This is by no means a statement in favor of the war or the present administration. But let's be real in assessing the whole system that got us into our present state of affairs.
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  • Karoli

    1 year ago

    Carl S.

    It's a point well-taken. However, a debate on the question requires information that hasn't been massaged by the keepers of that information. The only point of objective reference was the NIE, which Clinton didn't bother to read. That was her mistake. However, Bush shaped the rest of the presentation to present a case for war based upon lies and distortions, which is Article I of the articles of impeachment.

    For that, he should go down in history as the murderer that he is. I suspect the US will be atoning for many years for his oil-driven greed in the Middle East.
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