Opinion: Kucinich bid to impeach Bush running a little short on time

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(UPDATE: Now an even upper update: Kucinich spokesman Nathan White sends word that his boss is no longer trying to impeach President Bush, although he could if he wanted to, because he let the articles of impeachment expire last fall but could get it going again even after tomorrow’s new president comes in. White adds that the book with Kucinich’s name and impeachment articles in it has nothing to do with Kucinich and creates misunderstanding among those who feel passionate about getting Bush impeached.)

Just a little update:

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who came within nearly 2,000 delegates of beating Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president, is still trying to impeach President George W. Bush.

Time is running down as the issue becomes moot Tuesday morning Texas time.

But an agent for Kucinich sends word that the former mayor has still assembled 35 articles of impeachment in a small new book titled ‘The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush.’ It is available from Feral Books for $12, at least through Tuesday.

Kucinich is said to make the case that Bush should be impeached anyway even though he would no longer have a federal office to be impeached from or over. So far, no great groundswell of support from fellow members of Congress of either party.

-- Andrew Malcolm

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