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Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced a resolution last week in the US House of Representatives to impeach President Bush. The Congressman has many articles in his impeachment resolution, from creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacturing a false case for the War in Iraq to imprisoning children.

The Democrats in both chambers on Capitol Hill are strongly against any such impeachment resolution. Speaker Pelosi has repeatedly stated that any attempts wouldn’t be welcomed in the House.

Personally, I find it sad when an American President can be impeached for a lie about sex in the oval office, but not even considered for such an act when there’s a complete political disaster in the country - from multiple wars to potential liberties being taken away to many cover-ups.

I find it puzzling when the limits of what’s “fair game” flex back-and-forth depending on the political party.

With that noted, I expect Kucinich’s resolution to not go very far.

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QUESTION: Who’s the only President since World War II to preside over an economy in which federal government employment rose more rapidly than employment in the private sector?

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I wasn’t really surprised by Barack Obama’s win in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, but what did surprise me was his margin of victory, coupled with his better than expected showing among white voters. In the days leading up to the primary, some polls showed Obama likely to get only 10% of the white vote in South Carolina, but he ended up garnering roughly 25% of the white vote, not to mention roughly 80% of the African American vote.

However, what was most interesting to me was a story I’ve seen in a few different news sources, including CNN’s Political Ticker:

Bill Clinton’s aggressive campaigning in South Carolina in the days leading up to the state’s primary may have had a net negative effect among South Carolina’s Democratic primary voters….

Roughly 6 in 10 South Carolina Democratic primary voters said Bill Clinton’s campaigning was important in how they ultimately decided to vote, and of those voters, 48 percent went for Barack Obama while only 37 percent went for Hillary Clinton.

Now I’ve always counted myself as someone who admired Bill Clinton, so I’ve actually been sorely disappointed at how negative he’s gotten out on the campaign trail. I know he’s just trying to do what he can to help Hillary out, but I feel his acting as Hillary’s “attack dog” does nothing but taint his legacy, especially considering the racial undertones in some of his attacks. Considering how it was often joked that Bill Clinton was the first black president, it’s sad to see the damage he’s done within the African American community.

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