Felingold Calls For Censure of The Big Three

It's hard to believe that censure is the only option we might have in holding the most corrupt, criminal administration we have ever had accountable for their many, many crimes. It's even harder to believe that censure won't happen either.

Why are Congress-critters so scared of the Bushites? Or are they just complicit? Or is it some combination of the two?

Whatever the answer, the USA is finished as a world leader for the foreseeable future and that, in my mind is a good thing. We have far too many serious problems in this country, which have gone ignored for far too long. Our focus, now, must turn more within; as someone once said, get the plank out of our own eye rather than worry ourselves about the splinter in the eye of other nations.

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Feingold introduces resolutions censuring Bush, others

By FREDERIC J. FROMMER

Associated Press Writer

5:36 PM EDT, August 6, 2007

WASHINGTON

Sen. Russ Feingold has introduced resolutions that would censure President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for what Feingold calls the Bush administration's misleading the nation into war, and undermining the rule of law.

In the House, Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., introduced companion resolutions.

"Congress cannot stay silent when the American people are demanding that this administration be held accountable for its blatant misconduct regarding Iraq and its attack on the rule of law," Feingold, D-Wis., said in a statement Monday.

"From misleading this country into invading Iraq to establishing a warrantless domestic spy program, this White House has continuously misled and deceived the American people while disregarding the rule of law that guides our democracy," Hinchey said in a statement Monday,

Feingold announced last month that he would introduce the two resolutions.

One would censure Bush and Cheney for what it calls misleading the country about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's regime, and inadequate planning for military action in Iraq, among other things.

The other would censure Bush and Gonzales for the warrantless surveillance program against suspected terrorists, and what the resolution calls misleading Congress about the firings of U.S. attorneys, among other things.

Taken together, the measures would amount to a formal condemnation of Bush, Cheney and Gonzales.

White House spokesman Alex Conant responded: "We know Senator Feingold does not care much for the president's policies, but we would welcome the opportunity to work with him and his colleagues on the important issues facing our nation. Perhaps after calls for censure and investigations, Congress will turn its attention to important issues like funding our troops, making health care more affordable, and extending tax relief."

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, co-sponsored both Senate resolutions, while Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., co-sponsored the one about Iraq. Nineteen House Democrats, including Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, co-sponsored the House resolutions.

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