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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-05 10:12 PM
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Inform public of Downing Street Memo and then what happens ?
I ask this question because I tend to be naiive about how this system really functions sometimes. OK, I see the American voting public having at least 3 different reactions once "fully informed", which of course has not even begun to happen yet.

Scenario #1 - The public, via Congress, reams Chimpie a new one and then tells him to sit in his corner. No impeachment, just a rough time for the Chimp in Charge. Maybe he could get a vote of censure.

Scenario #2 - A majority of the public is outraged and the Chimp is impeached. He then resigns before the Senate can try him.

Scenario #3 - A majority of the public says "So what, it's over now, past history, politicians are all crooks". The Chimp and the Repugs are unfazed.

Did I cover the possible scenarios ? What do you think ?

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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-05 11:23 PM
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1. Scenario #3......Sadly... Think you covered the bases. Without
Edited on Fri May-13-05 11:24 PM by KoKo01
a Left Wing Chorus line echoing over and over "Bush Lied/Innocents Died" how can we whip up any interest in this? After all it took the Mighty Right Wing hammering all over the cables night and day to impeach Clinton and even then they couldn't do it but they ruined his life and ours in the process.

Without a drumbeat this will go on as small leaks in various newspapers over the next couple of weeks. We don't have any big TV Media who will touch it beyond giving a little blip. Russert and the other Sunday talking heads might mention it in passing, downplayed, but I doubt it.

I still think sending this around as I and other DU'ers have been doing is good, though. It lets them know that some folks take this seriously and are mad as hell about it. :shrug:
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