Yesterday, driving from NY to Boston, I was listening to WBZ News Radio. They had an interview with an ABC Radio News Political Analyst named Steve Roberts -- who, I believe, is the husband of Cokie Roberts -- to give the insider perspective on Washington. The question of the domestic spying scandal arose. Roberts explained in grave tones how serious this matter was, and that it could mean that the President violated a law. (I'm paraphrasing here). When he was asked whether this meant impeachment was an option, he scoffed at it claiming that was only the talk of extreme liberals trying to score political points and the bar for impeachment was very high. If that is the spin from Roberts, it is probably the talking point for the way, way inside Washington MSM -- the cocktail circuit. They pooh, pooh impeachment talk.
First, how quickly the media forgets that the GOP showed the bar for impeachment wasn't that high when they went after Clinton. So, if Bush broke the law, impeachment has to be an option. That's actually in the Constitution:
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.Why is it that stating the obvious makes one an extreme liberal? Why is it that holding the President accountable to the rule of law is dismissed?
