Pardon my pessimism, but it looks like window dressing to temporarily appease the rabble.

Throw 'em a bone or they might revolt.

Distraction from the FISA vote . . .
Here is the carrot on the stick.
More of the same BS out of Washington DC . . . You know where that is . . . On another planet. It certainly is not in this country.

What? Are they hearing McSames footsteps heading for the Whitehouse. Really is it April first?

Why post this article when nothing will happen? I guess Pelosi et al feel we are naive enough to go on snipe hunts. Not gonna happen!

Wow! Even the War Criminal-in-Chief's favorite Democrat seems to dimly sense that her party is losing everyone but the knee-jerk Democratic Party loyalists (the various-colored Dogs), and that it's time to pry open that dusty cupboard and toss We the People a bone.

THIS changes EVERYTHING!

Well everyone seemed to forget about Enron after 9-11 so why not try to cover this FISA bil up too?

Horseshit! Complete with flies and maggots. Served up to the gullible as a Pelosiburger.

Will these hearings be as thorough as the investigation into the warrantless spying where they didn't even invite Mark Klein, the fellow who told us about the secret NSA room at AT&T?

Not holding breath.

Bill 'Blowjob' Clinton almost gets impeached over half-truths about a consensual act between adults.

George W. 'War Criminal' Bush is getting a walk, and probably a pardon and a fat contract from his daddy's company, Carlyle, when John 'Bomb Bomb' McCain steals this election too.

There is only one party in town folks, AND YOU AIN'T INVITED!

Wow! What Guts! MAY agree to TALK about impeachment proceedings? Go suck an egg you bought-and-paid-for bitch.

The more "hearings" they hold to publicize the crimes, the better. Where it must stop (before the election), though, is at the place just BEFORE a Senate trial is held. That's because Bush would absolutely positively be acquitted of everything on a party-line vote that is absolutely more than a dozen votes short of conviction. As it stands, however, he has a fair chance of being convicted in the court of public opinion (a different jury that isn't as rigged)---advantaging Obama to take the reigns directly out of Bush's hands (which is the goal.)

When will the Democratic Party take Nancy Pelosi off the table?

Golly, gee, Nancy. Seems most folks harbor doubt in what you say. Could it be you have zero credibility????? Maybe you don't want to impeach because that could elevate you to the presidency and you don't want that kind of self-promotion. Could it be that you're just too nice for the Speakership? How about stepping aside and let Kucinich take over.

Daniel David July 10th, 2008 2:05 pm :"As it stands, however, he has a fair chance of being convicted in the court of public opinion"

Bush is already convicted in public opinion, as poorly informed as Americans are, read his poll results. But it is bigger than just one front man. An entire tranche of government officials have broken serious laws and violated their constitution. Convicting them will be easier without a lot of Democrats and Republicans running interference for them. Only then can America move towards being a healthy democracy.

Ho humm, another sleepy day in the senate. Cindy please beat Nancy in the next election.

MAY? Congress is either with impeachment or it's with these criminal terrorists.

Marie Antoinette used to make phony promises like that.

DD,

"The more "hearings" they hold to publicize the crimes, the better."

...and the court of public interest, the corporate media, will tell us the good news.

concerning Pelosi:

what happened to sheehan's campaign?
is it over and done with?

pelosi is in a geographically small,
liberal congressional district which
covers part of SF.

it would seem to me she would be very
vulnerable from the "left".

gettin her out is as important
as getting Obama in.

Arf! Arf!!
Rover's hungry, honey...
Throw him a bone.

Pelosi is doing this to "act" like she is doing something to help keep her in office. She knows that Congress doesn't have the cajones to Impeach these criminals, because 'they' would be implicated in most of the crimes committed by Dubya and Dick Vader! It's just a smoke screen. By the way. The President can listen in on their phone calls, read their emails (which he already has, meaning he probably has something on Pelosi and Conyers), which is why "impeachment is off the table", but now she can just fein interest, knowing nothing will come of it with the exception of Rupublicant's crying it's just a political stunt.

This is what they've done to us and themselves. NO ONE BELIEVES A FREAKIN' WORD OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS.

Yak yak yak, Pelosi. They all sound like that horn in Charlie Brown that sounded whenever the adults spoke. Wonk wonk wonk.

Kucinich, McKinney, and Sheehan are the only ones really speaking.

In recognition of Pelosi's cave in to justice, send some cash Cindy Sheehan's way:
www.cindyforcongress.org

Nader endorses her, so she's gotta be good.

There is always talk about this table, I want to see what it looks like. It has an aura of mystique about it, doesn't it?

After yesterday and the collapse of our Constitution, I've had it with these games. I'm writing in Kucinich for POTUS and sending Cindy bucks to unseat Pelosi. It's all I have left to do as a patriotic American.

Amerika is done. Stick it with a fork.

Well, I don't think it's the storied Round Table, or anything so exotic.

I think it's an ordinary butcher's table, where useless offal like impeachment is cleared off so that all of the jucier cuts of meat can be carved, trimmed, and handed out to the blood-soaked Guardians of Our Freedoms.

I got so excited when I saw Congressman Kucinich's face and read the headline and, before I started to scroll down, I said, "yeah, right". And, not to my surprise, so did everyone else.

It is not the time Bu$h has left in office, it is that impeachment is necessary or we will have another Nixon walking off with his ill gotten gains and a pardon. There is no pardon for impeachment. That is why Nixon resigned. If he had been impeached and found guilty, he would have had to stand trial and the world would have known that the Presidency of the United States was not an office for any two-bit crook to use and rob and walk off Scot free.

These bastards must face their time in court and hopefully in prison or the United States is lost.

sophia1729

Funny you should say that. I had the exact same reaction. Kucinich has a "woo-hoo!" expression on his face in that photo that briefly-- VERY briefly-- gave me the impression that something substantive was happening.

Oh, well. ;)

I was pretty sure the leading Dems would see the need to "throw a bone" to the progressives after the FISA betrayal. But this "bone" is like one of those small salmon bones you gotta worry about geting wedged in your throat. (I hate it when that happens!)

I also urge people to send money to Cindy Sheehan's campaign.

DESPITE the fact that Nader supports her.

I think a lot more people are willing to send money to Cindy than are willing to give money to Nader. I think you weaken Cindy's fundraising chances the more you associate her with Ralph in the public's mind.

Devout Naderites may, of course, not see it this way. But I assure you thisstattement is true onc you move out of your small circle of true believers.

Yeah, be careful and cautious, Nancy---not only to your own benefit but especially since "care and caution" have been the Bush/Cheney standards of our age....Thanks again to you and the great Dimocrapic party for walking out on the voice of the people....

Mordechai,

Horseshit doesn't have maggots -- flies lay their eggs in rotting meat or the shit of meat-eaters. Washington DC: the capital of rotting meat -- I think we've got a whole flock of maggots in Congress with their vulture friends circling overhead -

Now if the impeachment hearing can be kept active until January Bush won't be able to pass out "get out of jail" passes to his cronies?? Is this too much to hope for? I don't care so much about actually getting him impeached, Cheney would just pardon him. But the info we can get out of the discovery motions? Yeah!

It's all political. She will be going home for her month's vacation and doesn't want anyone bothering her and probably like some of you say, she is throwing us a bone.
Could be she want us to get our hopes up and we know they won't do anything. It's all lip service. I'm so disgusted with most of them except the ones that try to do what is right. What is wrong with these people? Are they brain dead and don't get the picture. I heard Pelosi and Steny H. got 25,000 from the telecom lobbists for voting in their favor. We the people don't stand a chance. Old Carl Rove gave them the finger today. He was suppose to show for a hearing. What will they do to him? Nothing and he knows it.

A note to my elected officials:

"WASHINGTON - President Bush signed a bill Thursday that overhauls rules about government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the U.S. spy on Americans."

This is so heartbreaking. I have been so absolutely betrayed by my congress, both parties. Your negative vote no longer matters - I have lost all hope and respect for this criminal government and I shall never vote for any member of this government nor either political party. We no longer have a legal government.

Regards,

To Claudius (1:55pm)...a "Snipe Hunt" indeed. Haven't heard that expression in awhile but very fitting.

Dennis Kucinich could be the star pitcher for Tampa Bay Devil Rays or the Chicago Cubs but it won't account for nuthin' without an infield behind him.

Pelosi to Conyers to Reid; sounds like a great double-play combination. Trouble is it always ends up with all players safe on base and still NO OUTS!

You couldn't fill a stadium with these jokers even on Bobble-Head Night.

My humble apologies to the great American pasttime for this horrible analogy.

To Claudius (1:55pm)...a "Snipe Hunt" indeed. Haven't heard that expression in awhile but very fitting.

Dennis Kucinich could be the star pitcher for Tampa Bay Devil Rays or the Chicago Cubs but it won't account for nuthin' without an infield behind him.

Pelosi to Conyers to Reid; sounds like a great double-play combination. Trouble is it always ends up with all players safe on base and still NO OUTS!

You couldn't fill a stadium with these jokers even on Bobble-Head Night.

My humble apologies to the great American pasttime for this horrible analogy.

I do believe Cindy Sheehan needs signatures right now in order to qualify for the ballot.

And cash.

Anyone in the Bay area should contact her campaign and if there's still time should spend the entire weekend gathering signatures.

It's too bad she doesn't have the organization and money to hire paid signature gatherers. I do believe she needs quite a few...thousands yet.

Please do contact her campaign. Pelosi needs to be defeated and Cindy's the person to do it.

F Pelosi and her bull. If this woamn wanted to defend the Constitution she would have stopp up AGAINST the FISA crap. She would have long ago Impeached Bush. Pelosi is a traitor, just like Bush. Hopefully, and soon, the American PEOPLE will STAND UP for the Constitution of the United States of America and put her and Bush (and others) on trial for their acts as TRAITORS to this nation. Whereever Pelosi goes the people must casll her out. The people must haunt her when she eats, when she walks, when she takes her family out for the day. We MUST always be by her sidne to ask her "WHY DID YOU SELL AMERICA OUT?" Same for Bush, Ceheny, et al. Wherever they go, whatever they do, the PEOPLE must NEVER ALLOW THEM PEACE. These bastards didn;t allow OUR soldiers peace. THey didn't allow innocent Iraqi's peace.

Kolea-

Why is Sheehan better/different than Nader? They are on the same track!

This is exactly why third parties can't get their shit together.

Come on, they are both FAR better than we can hope to have in Washington.

Hmm....me smells a Democrat. You gys sure love to hate Nader, don't you? Why don't you all go after the Reps for stealing the last election instead of bringing up Nader.

"Progressive" Dems hate Nader - WHY?

Looks to me like they're trying to put lipstick on a Pelos...er, pig!

Kucinich just stepped onto the House floor to begin his Article of Impeachment. Making it about invading Iraq absent a Declaration of War.

It is after all an election year, including madam speaker's post. With around 65% of her district calling for impeachment for the last 3 years, and with Cindy Sheehan running against her in the fall, I think madam speaker is a little nervous!

Dumb bitch. If she had put her fucking ego aside long ago, we wouldn't be in this deep of a hole.

Pelosi needs to be Impeached for being in violation of her oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution.
The Constitution says "SHALL" impeach for high crimes and misdemeanors not 'MAY' which would imply a choice.
Like Bush & Co..she makes up her own rules and spits on the Constitution.

F Pelosi and her bull. If this woman wanted to defend the Constitution she would have stepped up AGAINST the FISA crap. She would have long ago Impeached Bush.
Pelosi is a traitor, just like Bush. Hopefully, and soon, the American PEOPLE will STAND UP for the Constitution of the United States of America and put her and Bush (and others) on trial for their acts as TRAITORS to this nation.
Wherever Pelosi goes the people must call her out. The people must haunt her when she eats, when she walks, when she takes her family out for the day. We MUST always be by her side to ask her "WHY DID YOU SELL AMERICA OUT?" The same goes for Bush, Cheny, et al. If you see these killers in public, call out their names, call them "traitor, killer." Call them, "fasist" Call them "murderer." Call them OUT!!!
Wherever they go, whatever they do, the PEOPLE must NEVER ALLOW THEM PEACE. These bastards didn't allow OUR soldiers peace. They didn't allow innocent Iraqis peace.
WE, THE PEOPLE, MUST FOREVER PLACE THE CRIMES OF THESE BASTARDS SQUARELY IN THIER FACES. WE MUST FOREVER CALL THEM OUT. WE MUST HAUNT THEIR DREAMS. THESE KILLERS.

MORDECHAI SHIBLIKOV

george 'wanker' bush.........

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/bush_tours_america_to_survey

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Speaker Pelosi is still pitching the same old "Bush Manure".........

The Democrats should run with IMPEACHMENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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seriously?! impeach the Prez?! golly! gee!
don't you think we really oughta sit down and talk about this? what? you wanna quit and join a rock n roll band!? nancy, what do you think this will do to your mama?
yo' mama!
yo' mama!
of course, some say this will dredge up "facts" which could clear the Prezie's good name. And maybe Jenna will show and tell us about her married life...IN PARAGUAY!
ANd we'll be sure to su pina al carl rove, pinche cabron! so he'll be there.
it'll be just like old times.
let's invite the whole 911 crowd over. which committee? The fun and games constabulary of more fun committee. how much to get in?
i want a ticket to this dog and pony act. (i hear the Aristocrats are playin'!)

You know after all this time, let's just let by-gones be by-gones. America has to have it's wars. that's all there is to it.
and i wanna new bicycle for my birthday
and could you make sure somebody takes Skilling and Delay off the table--i told those guys there is a time and place for everything. now is not the time to play who's got the big one. we're playing Craig's Shoe and that that!
out.