U.S. House of Representatives Congressman Michael Burgress said at a Tea Party event on Monday that Obama needed to be impeached. He said this because it would then stop Obama from enacting his agenda. The Tea Party crowd, predictably, gave him a round of applause.
I am curious as to what would happen if the Tea Party was polled and asked whether Obama should be impeached or not. They have already shown they are a majority white movement that takes traditional social conservative stances. They are not fundamentally different than hardcore Republicans, they are just really energized. What happens when Republicans appeal to this base? A lesson can come from Bill Clinton.
Bill Clinton, the former President from Arkansas, was impeached over lying about a blow job. Republicans cannot run on the issues many times, so they decided this would be a great way to try and destroy Bill Clinton, but the American public decided otherwise and ended up re-electing him for a second term. If the Tea Party did get the chance to impeach Obama, could it be for anything dumber than lying about a private sexual act? It may not seem like that would be the case, but never underestimate the power of stupidity.
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