Murtha Threatens Impeachment

With the war funding bill being vetoed tonight, congress is going to have to look for a new strategy to get the troops out of Iraq. The White House is standing firm on its claim that it will not accept any bill with a timetable, as a result, congressional democratic leaders are being forced to work with their republican counter-parts to get a bill with veto-proof margins.

At the moment however, the democrats have begun to show support for a proposal that Barack Obama actually mentioned in the MoveOn.org debate. He wants to give the troops the money they need but in 60 day increments. While the money is used, democratic leaders can rally support for veto-proof margins for a real pullout bill, all the while, the war will continue on its trajectory of anarchy, violence and chaos, rendering Bush’s “Baghdad Security Plan” a fresh example of continued mismanagement. With failure from Iraq, and elections looming over the horizon, Democrats are hoping that Republicans will try and distance themselves from Bush and the war while avoiding the claim that they are holding back needed funds for the troops. I just hope republicans in the house and senate come to their senses quickly. With the new surge, American casualties are the highest they’ve been in months, over 100 in April, and nobody wants to be the last person to die in a failed war.

Democrats are beginning this second stage of negotiations with a flurry. In an interview yesterday, John Murtha a Democrat from Pennsylvania and a veteran brought up impeachment as a possible means by which to influence the president.

Murtha brought this message to Meet the Press.

He’s the highest ranking Democrat to say the “I” word and it should be interpreted as a shot across the bow of this administration. It’s a negotiation tactic above all. Congress is reminding the president that they do have power over him and they may use it if he continues to ignore their recommendations and the American people who elected them last fall.