January 18, 2006
The Polite Majority
by Robert C. Koehler
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In two recent polls - one in October, just before the Scooter Libby indictment, and one in January, in the wake of the domestic-spying revelations - a majority of respondents considered impeachment the proper course of action for the crimes Bush is accused of.
The emperor may not be naked, but he's down to his fig leaf.The October poll, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs, which was commissioned by AfterDowningStreet.org, presented 1,001 U.S. adults with the statement: "If President Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq, Congress should consider holding him accountable by impeaching him." An astounding 50 percent agreed with the statement; 44 percent disagreed.
In January, Zogby International, also commissioned by AfterDowningStreet.org (filling the void in media interest in this matter), asked 1,216 U.S. adults, randomly selected, from every region of the country and of multiple political parties: "If President Bush wiretapped American citizens without the approval of a judge, do you agree or disagree that Congress should consider holding him accountable through impeachment?" This time the margin was 52 percent in favor, 43 percent against.
By comparison, the worst it ever got for Bill Clinton, according to Democrats.com, was 36 percent public support for hearings to consider impeachment and 26 percent support for actual impeachment. In other words, his removal from office never had serious public support at all, despite the X-rated media scandal-fest that filled our living rooms 24/7.
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