WickedThought

(from Time Magazine; thanks to flamesrising  for the link)

Determined to shape his legacy in Iraq, President Bush has cut Congress out of his negotiations with the al-Maliki government. Despite repeated requests, the Administration has refused to share with congressional committees the text of its negotiating draft, even on a confidential basis. But elements of the proposals under negotiation have steadily leaked out from the Iraqi side, and now an Arabic-language newspaper, Asharq Al-Awsat, has published what it says is the full draft agreement.

The draft agreement published by Asharq Al-Awsat would clearly contravene the U.S. Constitution. It would not be a treaty, requiring the consent of two-thirds of the Senate, or a congressional-executive agreement, requiring the approval of both houses of Congress. Instead, the President would assert his power as Commander in Chief to commit the nation to his deal with Iraq without seeking the consent of the legislative branch. The provisions of the published text, however, decisively refute his claim to unilateral authority.

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Hey Congress?

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU WAITING FOR???
IMPEACH THIS MAN!!!

Here’s what you and I do. (What I’ve already done.)
You contact your Senators and Congressmen. You can find them here and here.

You write to them right the fuck now and tell them you’ve had enough.

Take whatever they’re doing off their plates and put impeachment right at the top of their agenda.

Tell them to do this or you’re voting for the other guy. It doesn’t matter if he’s a Democrat or a Republican, you’re voting for the other guy. A clean sweep of the Congress for catastrophic failure to perform the duties they swore to uphold when they took office.

I don’t give a single shit what the date is. I don’t give a single shit about folks who say "It’s too late."

It’s not too late. It’ll take a five minute vote. Everyone in Congress sits down and says, "Bush has violated the oath he took to uphold the Constitution with every single decision he made as President. Let’s vote to impeach."

Then, they vote. And it’s done.
Five fucking minutes.

On my end, it’s already done. Now, it’s up to you.

Feel free to re-post this anywhere you like.

If you do it yourself, you can’t complain when McCain does…

From Factcheck.org.

A new Obama-Biden ad includes misleading claims about McCain and education spending:

• It says McCain "voted to cut education funding" and lists five votes. But one was a vote for increased education funding, although for fewer dollars than what Democrats may have wanted. And three others were votes against additional funding, not votes for funding cuts. 
  

• The ad says that "McCain’s economic plan gives $200 billion more to special interests while taking money away from public schools." Not exactly. McCain has proposed a one-year freeze on discretionary spending in general. A freeze would mean that funds would not keep pace with inflation and population growth, but no dollars would be "taken away." The $200 billion for "special interests" refers to the cost of McCain’s proposal to reduce the tax rate for all business corporations, not just a few "special" ones.
  

• The ad says McCain proposed abolishing the Department of Education. He did once say in an interview that he "would certainly favor" abolishing both the departments of Education and Energy, but he hasn’t pushed for either.