To Impeach or Not to Impeach: That is the Question for Rep. Conyers

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Submitted by meg on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 2:31pm. Analysis

A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
by Meg White

Well, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) has thrown progressives for yet another loop. As I reported yesterday, Conyers had some confusing words about the likelihood of Rep. Dennis Kucinich's articles of impeachment against President Bush making it to a hearing in the Judiciary Committee (click here for our interview with Kucinich about his articles of impeachment).

Conyers has been trying to lower the public's expectations for impeachment all year long.

At the progressive political event Fighting Bob Fest in Baraboo, Wisconsin in 2005, Conyers said he would move to impeach Bush if voters gave Democrats a majority in Congress. In essence, this was a campaign promise, as a Democratic majority (which was handed over in 2006) moved Conyers from ranking member on the Judiciary to the committee's chair.