Two great civil rights leaders speak:

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John Lewis (on his support of the Employment Non-discrimination bill): "The time is always right to do right. Let us pass this bill.”

John Conyers (on why he may drag his feet on H.R. 333): "The committee has a very busy agenda - over the next two weeks, we hope to pass a FISA bill, to vote on contempt of Congress citations, pass legislation on prisoner re-entry, court security and a variety of other very important items. We were surprised that the minority was so ready to move forward with consideration of a matter of such complexity as impeaching the Vice President. The Chairman will discuss today's vote with the committee members but it would seem evident that the committee staff should continue to consider, as a preliminary matter, the many abuses of this Administration, including the Vice President," wrote Conyers in the prepared statement.

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Mr. Lewis, please have a conversation with Mr. Conyers. Impeachment: The time is right, right now. Time's a wastin'.

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1. Yes! At least we have

these two front and center being able to contemplate issues like this..so 2006 did a lot of good. Even, though, the speaker is not up to high standards.

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2. We have to hold ALL our elected officials accountable for

doing or not doing the right thing at the right time. :hi:

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3. Yes, we do..that's our job and no

skating on the public's trust! :hi:

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4. That's our job, and I for one, keep planning on doing

it, even if I lose every friend I've ever made. The stakes are too high, as you say, to skate on the public's trust! :yourock:

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5. You'll make

new friends! :yourock:

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6. One of my favorite songs is entitled "Caledonia" and my favorite verse

of the song:

Now, I have moved and I've kept on moving,
Proved the points that I needed proving,
LOST THE FRIENDS THAT I NEEDED LOSING,
FOUND OTHERS ON THE WAY! (emphasis mine)

I've kissed the lasses and left them crying,
Broken dreams, yes, there's no denying,
I've traveled hard, sometimes with conscience flying,
somewhere with the wind.

Let me tell you that I love you,
And, I think about you all the time,
Caledonia you're calling me,
Now, I'm going home.

But, if I should become a stranger,
know that it would make me more than sad,
Caledonia's been everything I've ever had.

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7. Dougie Macclean!

I didn't know that..I liked the song and looked it up:) But, I love all things Scottish so, thank you!

Big aside..I went to Nova Scotia two years ago to see The Proclaimers..the Scottish boys I already know and love.