Crossing the Rubicon -- Keith Olbermann's take on the Libby Commutation
Aaron Krager at Faithfully Liberal posted Keith Olbermann's strongly worded commentary on the Scooter Libby commutation -- even before the appeals process had run its course. He's not been pardoned, but most assuredly that is coming at the end of the day.
Olbermann says that George Bush have crossed the Rubicon and that he and his VP have ceased to be the President/Vice President of the United States and now only reign over on particular political party. They have run roughshod over the American people and the American ideals all in the name of party. He was and is my President and yet, as Olbermann says, he essentially has ceased to be so now.
Impeachment is possible, but as we've seen such things are inherently disastrous. Better would be the decision to follow Nixon's path and for both to resign. However, it's unlikely that such an eventuality will happen. But it is what is needed. Watch and offer your responses.
Olbermann says that George Bush have crossed the Rubicon and that he and his VP have ceased to be the President/Vice President of the United States and now only reign over on particular political party. They have run roughshod over the American people and the American ideals all in the name of party. He was and is my President and yet, as Olbermann says, he essentially has ceased to be so now.
Impeachment is possible, but as we've seen such things are inherently disastrous. Better would be the decision to follow Nixon's path and for both to resign. However, it's unlikely that such an eventuality will happen. But it is what is needed. Watch and offer your responses.
Comments
His qualification to “report” the news begins and ends with his unmitigated desire to smear those he disagrees with, and though he consistently holds 3rd place in the ratings, his vitriolic commentary is still mistaken for fact by too many people.
[see: http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/472632?c_id=wom-bc-dv]
Those of us who take the time to fact-check his belligerent rantings know he is lying to sway his listeners, but I, for one, have not been persuaded. I pray that others start caring enough to become informed and refuse to be indoctrinated by a troubled and hateful man who gets paid to spew slander and vilify our leaders.
- Debi from The Political Desk at TheNewsRoom.com
The key is for people in both parties to see that the president and vice president are guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. If the vote goes strictly along party lines, it will divide the nation disastrously.
What would be helpful is if our system had a "vote of no confidence" like parliamentary systems do. Lose a vote of no confidence and you have to call early elections--which you may not win. That would be much less cumbersome than impeachment.
But I think impeachment is a real possibility here--and long overdue.
My greatest regret is the influence that this type of administration is having on American people who are vulnerable and unable/unwilling to believe the depth of corruption that is taking place in their government. Many Americans want and need to believe that our government is above this level of corruption. Therefore, many cannot allow themselves to even imagine the activities undertaken by this administration (and some others in the past) solely in order to gain and maintain their own power and fill their own coffers. This inability to believe creates a silence that is dangerous.
I pray daily for the healing movement of God's Spirit to open the eyes of the people to what is going on and give us the courage to speak and act for justice.