tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734864.post2872134473904848372..comments2024-01-04T08:02:29.500-05:00Comments on Attempts: Supporting the Future Impeachment of President Obama: A Liberal DilemmaStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16524368948187746248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734864.post-71481805864251686402008-06-27T13:13:00.000-04:002008-06-27T13:13:00.000-04:00Michael,This isn't an answer; it's a restatement o...Michael,<BR/><BR/>This isn't an answer; it's a restatement of one of the horns of the dilemma. Your solution would perhaps provide an answer to Republican attacks on Obama (although it is vulnerable to its converse, e.g. "you were against these powers when Bush was in office, what is different now"). But it doesn't do anything to deal with A) stopping the growth of untrammeled executive power; or B) the fact that the arrogation of such powers would *in fact* be an impeachable offense, a fact that would not be lessened by the fact that Bush did it too (or did worse, or did more).<BR/><BR/>SFStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524368948187746248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734864.post-91202267796512918252008-06-26T19:41:00.000-04:002008-06-26T19:41:00.000-04:00The answer is simple. When Obama attempts to use ...The answer is simple. When Obama attempts to use executive powers to the same level as Bush, the only ones who might complain are the Republicans. And every time a Republican complains, the Democrats can bring up that Republican's voting record, show his/her support for that power when Bush wielded it, and ask him/her what makes it different now.<BR/><BR/>They'll go stammering into the sunset. :-)Michael A. Bursteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701222644205600836noreply@blogger.com