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14. what 'high crimes and misdemeanors" would he have been charged with? Dems are not nearly as partisan

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 06:21 PM

Sep 2013

as - and lack the meanness of the GOPers.

THe Bush administration and Republican party created the Trickle down Deregulation disaster but they would just plead stupidity - 'We thought wealth concentration in the hands of fewer and fewer people and deregulating banking - especially mortgage lending (see "Predatory Lenders Partner in Crime&quot would lead to prosperity." They STILL keep claiming this will produce a strong growing economy!!

I agree it's nice to contemplate Dems doing that but it's really not realistic to say they could have/should have impeached Bush. Can you impeach for incompetence - I don't think so.

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Pelosi: The day I heard our economy might fail [View all] Bill USA Sep 2013 OP

Then tazkcmo Sep 2013 #1

"After the meeting at 3 p.m , I placed a call to my stockbroker." Fixed it Autumn Sep 2013 #2

But impeachment was off the table. Wall Street was bailed out. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #3

they didn't even have time to impeach the Bushter at the time. Trying to prevent the Trickle Down Bill USA Sep 2013 #5

No. Sorry. Wrong. That is an excuse, and a very poor one. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #7

what 'high crimes and misdemeanors" would he have been charged with? Dems are not nearly as partisan Bill USA Sep 2013 #14

At that point, my question was, "Then why am I calling you?" My impression from his response was the Bill USA Sep 2013 #4

That would have been nice to hear that about 5 years ago. Autumn Sep 2013 #6

"she may have said it at the time but something like that would stick with me." ..were you in on the Bill USA Sep 2013 #13

And the bailouts for the idle uber rich began immediately at the expense fasttense Sep 2013 #8

Impeachment is off the table. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #9

"Might fail?" Brigid Sep 2013 #10

How did she ever manage to save her porfolio? Octafish Sep 2013 #11

grrrr. We absolutely do not need a bipartisan approach Doctor_J Sep 2013 #12