Becoming Somebody

Dennis Kucinich read thirty-five lengthy, detailed articles of impeachment against President Bush on the House floor Tuesday night (video below), a move that proves once again that he is a total political badass. The balls it took for Kucinich to introduce those charges into the Congressional record have made me stand by my assessment of Dennis Kucinich as the most important political figure in the United States.

When I made the claim the first time, most people laughed. However, to all those who mock the Ohio Congressman and former presidential candidate, Denny K once again did the country proud by taking this symbolic, yet likely fruitless, stand against the president. It’s his overriding courage, though, that I envy most. He stands up there and does what is right, even as his colleagues jeer and openly mock him. Way to be, Denny. Way to be.

Kucinich introduces Bush impeachment resolution, from CNN.com

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential candidate from Ohio, introduced a resolution to impeach President Bush into the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Kucinich announced his intention to seek Bush’s impeachment Monday night, when he read the lengthy document into the record.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has repeatedly said she would not support a resolution calling for Bush’s impeachment, saying such a move was unlikely to succeed and would be divisive.

Most of the congressman’s resolution deals with the Iraq war, contending that the president manufactured a false case for the war, violated U.S. and international law to invade Iraq, failed to provide troops with proper equipment and falsified casualty reports for political purposes.

Kucinich also charges that Bush has illegally detained without charge both U.S. citizens and “foreign captives” and violated numerous U.S. laws through the use of “signing statements” declaring his intention to do so. … Read more

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