This is what's eventually going to kill representative government in the USA, by the way. Competing claims of democratic legitimacy between the legislative and executive based on partisan differences. And the Republicans have shown they're quite willing to engage in tactics of destabilising the legitimacy of the executive for partisan ends.

The house is gonna do what it wants. Even if GOP gets a Senate majority, they'll still be far short of 67 votes to remove from office.

And a Senate majority would probably be enough to make them think they could get away with it in the court of public opinion.

There's enough batshit crazy in the GOP House to ram through an impeachment. No way will they get close to 67 votes in the Senate, though. And the impeachment vote will blow up in their faces, again.

It ain't gonna happen and, I hope I don't see any more of these bullshit polls.

We shall see.

Including the liberals on court saying obama oversteped with recess appointments.

The senate will never convict but odds are the teaparty house will Impeach.Only when is the question.

Left is all just posturing then?

So shouldnt some on DU be joining ranks with Michelle Bachmann and cheering this on? They accuse him of all sorts of misbehavior.....dont they agree eith the Teabaggers on this?

as you seem to think.

It goes to high crimes.....either they believe what they say and join the Baggers or its just posturing lip service...in other words they are full of excrement!

on DU are often asked to show what they mean, but they never do. That is because they are being hyperbolic in a rush to slam, bash, and slander good Democratic voters for being responsible citizens. Trash talk is the whole point, truth is not even a consideration.

How about the drone criticisms for example. Or any number of them accusing him of violsting his oath. Don't try playing games you are not good at it. You really think no one notices? How about the Obamacares Crtiics. You know hr is a "POS used car salesman". Shouldt he agree with the Baggers? Or how about the Snowden fans?

I think that most of the arguments about drone warfare or even the surveillance state are more about whether things should be legal; I don't think people are actually calling for Obama to be impeached, other than a few isolated cases.

Bryant

"Independent" voting friends...arent they in agreement with the Tealiban?

The fact that on a Democratic forum the "BOG" needed to even exist proves you wrong

I doubt they are in agreement with the Tealiban who probably have no real problem with the drones, and only a bit of a problem with the surveillance state (specifically, they wouldn't mind it if a Republican were working it).

Bryant

On a Democratic forum that speaks volumes about the level of "criticisn" you claim is so mild...

And I think that the Tea Party and those at DU who are upset with the president are upset about different things.

Bryant

I speak in an understated way sometimes.

Bryant

Did you say that?

Bryant

Of course you cannot "deal with it". That doesnt surprise me at all....nor does your attempt to insult me....thats the standard response when you can't

Obamas done some good things and some bad things - in the areas of foreign policy his record is mixed, in the area of the surveillance state his record is bad.

Bryant

Why would the BOG even exist on a Democratic forum at all? THAT is the reality that proves my point!

impeach Obama.

Boehner will stick his finger in the air and determine if doing so helps him or not, never mind there are no grounds to do it, but that wont stop them.

politically advantageous to make.

NFW

the republican party. If they actually start impeaching every democratic president elected I would think most americans would be fed up.

Now, they won't get anywhere near the 67 needed to convict. But the House is batshit enough to start impeachment and if they can count on a bare majority in the Senate, they'd see that as a moral victory.