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PROVIDING SUBSTANTIVE COMMENTARY ON THE
PEOPLE, POLITICS, EVENTS AND ABSURDITIES OF
OUR TIME. SERVED UP WITH ACERBIC WIT, YOU
SHOULD FIND IT QUITE SATISFYING.
PEOPLE, POLITICS, EVENTS AND ABSURDITIES OF
OUR TIME. SERVED UP WITH ACERBIC WIT, YOU
SHOULD FIND IT QUITE SATISFYING.
Dennis Kucinich Still Trying to Impeach Dick Cheney
Could there possibly be anything more absurd than the
presidential candidacy of congressional munchkin, Dennis
Kucinich? Actually, yes, there is. It is his tireless -- and
brainless -- campaign to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney
(also known as Darth Vader in paranoid liberal circles).
And what exactly are the charges with which Kukucinich hopes
to nail the malevolent vice president? Well, according to a
congressional resolution offered up on Nov. 6, he accused
Cheney of being "in violation of his constitutional oath to
faithfully execute the office of vice president" and said that
Cheney had "purposely manipulated the intelligence process to
deceive the citizens and Congress of the United States by
fabricating a threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction to
justify the use of the U.S. Armed Forces against the nation of
Iraq in a manner damaging to our national security interests."
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo. Where are the men in the white suits
with the butterfly nets when you need them? And by the way,
why Cheney and not Bush? Because everyone knows Cheney is
the evil puppet master and the real power in this
administration. A president who can't put together two
consecutive grammatically correct sentences couldn't possibly
have conceived and orchestrated the plot himself.
Back on Planet Earth, these lame charges of lying, fabricating
and manipulating continue to strain the credulity of all
sentient beings not afflicted with Cheney Derangement
Syndrome. How many times does it have to be said that every
reputable intelligence agency on earth believed Saddam had
WMD, that Cheney could not possibly have manipulated them
all and that Saddam's behavior gave every indication that he
had them?
In addition, how many quotes from prominent Democrats
during the latter part of the Clinton administration need to be
cited in which they said Saddam had WMD and huffed and
puffed about regime change, even if they never quite did
anything to actually make it happen?
Apparently there is a large pool of Bush- and Cheney-haters out
there who don't specifically remember a 1998 congressional
resolution which Democratic Senator Tom Daschle said would
"send as clear a message as possible that we are going to force,
one way or another, diplomatically or militarily, Iraq to
comply with international law."
President Clinton himself asked the nation to consider the
question: What would happen if Saddam "fails to comply, and
we fail to act, or we take some ambiguous third route which
gives him yet more opportunities to develop his program of
weapons of mass destruction and continue to press for the
release of the sanctions and continue to ignore the solemn
commitments that he made? Well, he will conclude that the
international community has lost its will. He will then
conclude that he can go right on and do more to rebuild an
arsenal of devastating destruction."
Clinton went on to say that "if we fail to respond today, Saddam
and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be
emboldened tomorrow. Some day, some way, I guarantee you,
he'll use the arsenal."
Of course, there was no regime change then. UN chief Kofi
Annan struck up an inspections deal with Saddam, temporarily
saving his hide. Less than a year later, Saddam kicked out all
the inspectors for good. After that, there was a pinprick
bombing here and a missile lobbing there and some more hot
air and that was about it. It took the Bush administration to do
what Clinton and his fellow Democrats said needed doing.
And now, a bizarre and deluded little fellow named Kucinich is
simultaneously seeking to impeach the current vice president
while seeking the presidency himself. As they say, it could only
happen in America.
Could there possibly be anything more absurd than the
presidential candidacy of congressional munchkin, Dennis
Kucinich? Actually, yes, there is. It is his tireless -- and
brainless -- campaign to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney
(also known as Darth Vader in paranoid liberal circles).
And what exactly are the charges with which Kukucinich hopes
to nail the malevolent vice president? Well, according to a
congressional resolution offered up on Nov. 6, he accused
Cheney of being "in violation of his constitutional oath to
faithfully execute the office of vice president" and said that
Cheney had "purposely manipulated the intelligence process to
deceive the citizens and Congress of the United States by
fabricating a threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction to
justify the use of the U.S. Armed Forces against the nation of
Iraq in a manner damaging to our national security interests."
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo. Where are the men in the white suits
with the butterfly nets when you need them? And by the way,
why Cheney and not Bush? Because everyone knows Cheney is
the evil puppet master and the real power in this
administration. A president who can't put together two
consecutive grammatically correct sentences couldn't possibly
have conceived and orchestrated the plot himself.
Back on Planet Earth, these lame charges of lying, fabricating
and manipulating continue to strain the credulity of all
sentient beings not afflicted with Cheney Derangement
Syndrome. How many times does it have to be said that every
reputable intelligence agency on earth believed Saddam had
WMD, that Cheney could not possibly have manipulated them
all and that Saddam's behavior gave every indication that he
had them?
In addition, how many quotes from prominent Democrats
during the latter part of the Clinton administration need to be
cited in which they said Saddam had WMD and huffed and
puffed about regime change, even if they never quite did
anything to actually make it happen?
Apparently there is a large pool of Bush- and Cheney-haters out
there who don't specifically remember a 1998 congressional
resolution which Democratic Senator Tom Daschle said would
"send as clear a message as possible that we are going to force,
one way or another, diplomatically or militarily, Iraq to
comply with international law."
President Clinton himself asked the nation to consider the
question: What would happen if Saddam "fails to comply, and
we fail to act, or we take some ambiguous third route which
gives him yet more opportunities to develop his program of
weapons of mass destruction and continue to press for the
release of the sanctions and continue to ignore the solemn
commitments that he made? Well, he will conclude that the
international community has lost its will. He will then
conclude that he can go right on and do more to rebuild an
arsenal of devastating destruction."
Clinton went on to say that "if we fail to respond today, Saddam
and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be
emboldened tomorrow. Some day, some way, I guarantee you,
he'll use the arsenal."
Of course, there was no regime change then. UN chief Kofi
Annan struck up an inspections deal with Saddam, temporarily
saving his hide. Less than a year later, Saddam kicked out all
the inspectors for good. After that, there was a pinprick
bombing here and a missile lobbing there and some more hot
air and that was about it. It took the Bush administration to do
what Clinton and his fellow Democrats said needed doing.
And now, a bizarre and deluded little fellow named Kucinich is
simultaneously seeking to impeach the current vice president
while seeking the presidency himself. As they say, it could only
happen in America.