Wasserman Schultz superficial broken record
This is an excellent article from Donna Norton, Sonoma County PDA pertaining to the recent interview of Congressional rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz conducted by Ed Schultz(no relation). Wikipedia has Ed listed as the fifth most important radio host in America and he has been blocked from broadcasting on Armed Forces Radio, moments before his debut.
He questioned Ms. Wasserman Schultz on Impeachment and WHY she has not vocally supported same. Her reasoning was numb at best. I did not hear the interview but I've blogged the matter previously from reading what transpired and find this commentary to be insightful and thorough.
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Submitted by davidswanson on Sun, 2007-11-11 17:12. Impeachment
By Donna Norton, Sonoma County PDA
Ed Schultz' interview last week with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz concerning Kucinich's HR 333 (now HR 799) was like listening to a head-on collision between the voice of ethos and the voice of political machination.
What is it that's turned even some of our normally lucid and principled Congress members into lockstep shills of Pelosi? Ed's relentless passion was totally refreshing. I just wish he was a little more knowledgeable so that he could have shredded every point of her argument right there on the spot.
Not just Debbie, but almost all the Congress members keep referring to the polls and "what's important to the American people." How often do you see polls that include impeachment (especially stated in straightforward terms)? They're almost non-existent. If she's getting her information from Democratic Committee mailings, have you every seen a question about impeachment in them? They ask us to rank pre-selected issues in order of importance, but impeachment is ALWAYS mysteriously omitted from the choices. Have the individual Congress members been brave enough to actually go out and ask their constituents how they feel about impeachment? They spend all their time clamping a lid on any discussion of this topic. How hypocritical of them!
And Debbie kept bringing out how the Dems are conducting all these wonderful investigations. They get nowhere with them because Bush refuses to release any information and blocks witnesses from testifying. But the Dems are afraid to pursue ANYTHING to an ultimate showdown. If I'm not mistaken, the Dems have not followed through with even ONE of their threats regarding testimony or documents they've "demanded." (
In impeachment investigations, the information cannot be withheld--at least according to the Constitution. But I wouldn't put it past Bush to refuse anyway. To him, the Constitution went the way of the Geneva Conventions, habeas corpus, and the intent of the FISA courts.)
And, again, from Debbie's lips we get that old and worn reference to "the dark days" of the Clinton Impeachment proceedings. Do their collective memories go back only that far? Do they have no memory whatsoever of what happened once Nixon's impeachment became an imminent reality? It's always CLINTON, CLINTON, CLINTON. Why not NIXON, NIXON NIXON? That's the parallel to draw on.
(Ironically, it was the very law Congress put into place in 1978 to prevent a president's misuse of our agencies of government to conduct warrantless spying on American citizens that Bush violated with his secret NSA program.) When the Nixon model is invoked, the outcome of impeachment proceedings takes an entirely different turn--one that would apparently be politically inconvenient for the Dems, at least according to Pelosi. Don't think for a moment the Repubs wouldn't start scrambling to get 9%-approval-rated Cheney out (resigning due to "health reasons") if impeachment investigations start probing into dark corners. And Debbie's assertion that if Bush and Cheney were taken out, Rice would be elevated the Presidency is absurd. Facts emerging from the investigations would place Condi out of the running--if not behind bars.
And her statement that the public has no interest in impeachment, while at the same time claiming impeachment proceedings would "block out the sun" seems a bit contradictory. If there's no interest in it, then it won't get much media play, right? But her big problem is that it might compete with or overshadow election campaign coverage. Well, given the fact that it's been the media rather than the people that has shown disinterest in impeachment, it would be a good thing to use that media attention to shed a little light on what's been going on behind the locked doors of our government. And this actually might result in bringing a new level of scrutiny and discourse to the election debates. Maybe the public would have a little better idea as to what they're really looking for in their "leaders" and watch the campaigning with more intensity. The candidates would also know a little more about how the public expects them to conduct themselves in office.
And you know what, Debbie--and Nancy? I think the Dems would win by a colossal landslide. (SO DO I!!!!!)
And, the bit about how we can't waste our time on impeachment because we need to provide healthcare for our children. Ed's right, that's not going to happen in the next 14 mons. And that healthcare proposal Debbie thinks the Dems can cough up in 14 mons rather than wasting time extracting these criminals from government is not going to be able to keep up with the healthcare needs that result from the fallout of this war--and the one just waiting in the wings to be unleashed in Iran--if we don't remove Bush and Cheney from office. If any healthcare bill was proposed, let me guess--the Bush veto pen! So the truth is, the Dems would rather play out this endless repetitive drama over all they'd "like" to accomplish, rather than actually accomplishing removing the obstacle that prevents them from accomplishing ANYTHING. (They'd rather save all those goodies like healthcare and ending the war for campaign promises.)
And what about Debbie's comment that we can't cut off the Iraq occupation funding because it would leave the troops abandoned? She sounded so self-righteous when Ed pressed her on this issue. He was dirt for even suggesting such a thing. Yet, if I heard her correctly, the next move the Dems have planned, after Bush vetoes what they're currently sending up the pipe, is a bill that would cut off further funding. So when Ed suggested they do it now, she admonishes him with the trite "abandoning the troops" mantra. Yet it sure sounded to me like that's what she proudly put forth as the Dems next move. ???
The part that infuriated Ed (and me) was that every argument Debbie made kept coming back to getting Dems elected in '08. She was like a superficial broken record. If Debbie could only sit back and reflect on the gravity of what she dared to say. Essentially, it's critical for the Dems to keep Bush and Cheney in office so that the Dems will be a sure thing to win big in the November elections. How utterly disgraceful.
I think these people are struggling to put up any valid argument at all.
The people see through this.
Nothing justifies retaining criminals at the head of this country, especially when they carry loaded guns, enjoy shooting, and tell lies. Thank you, Ed.
And Debbie's assertion that if Bush and Cheney were taken out, Rice would be elevated the Presidency is absurd. Facts emerging from the investigations would place Condi out of the running--if not behind bars.
Her assertion is not even accurate. She doesn't even know the succession order and I was surprised when Ed didn't point that out. The next in line after Cheney is Pelosi, after her would be Sen. Byrd as President Pro tempore of the Senate, and then Rice. The proper thing would be for Pelosi to state that she would not seek office in 2008 and serve only as an acting President until the elections.
The funniest thing about Wasserman Schultz's rant on the Ed Schultz show was that earlier in the day on a Miami radio station she was claiming that even if she wanted to she couldn't cosponsor H. Res 333 because she is on judiciary despite the fact that several have already and then she said she couldn't comment on whether Cheney should be impeached because it would be inappropriate to comment since she would have to rule on it. Then, later in the day she's on with Ed and says it would be a terrible thing. As I said in another post, she is full of shit.
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Schultz and other women
Submitted by youngharry on Sun, 2007-11-11 18:48.
What is it with women in government like Schultz? Women are supposed to be nurturing and peace loving. Four women in government have done more to destroy this country and our Constitution than hundreds of men--excluding Bush I & II and Cheney-- in the last century---Sandra Day O'Connor, Diane Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Condi Rice and now sweet little ignorant Debbie Schultz is joining them with her lies and propaganda.
APPARENTLY NONE OF THESE WOMAN KNOWS HER HISTORY, MUCH LESS THE CONSTITUTION. THEY ARE TRAITORS TO THEIR OATHS OF OFFICE AND TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO SAY IT.
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