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Dr. Shanthi: (EDIT: I didn't want to choose a gendered prefix, so I chose "Dr.", hehe) Thank you for contacting me with your deep concerns about this administrations behavior. I have heard from a number of people who are ready for this president to be censured, even impeached. Certainly having endured the travesty of the Republican impeachment of Clinton, I can understand and sympathize with that point of view. There are few people who worked harder in the 2004 election for George Bush not to be president. I traveled more miles, raised more money, gave more speeches, and did more political organizing than I think anyone else in Oregon. I truly believe the country deserves better than what George Bush is providing, and I am committed to finding a new direction here in Congress. Our Democratic leaders made clear, as did virtually all our new successful candidates, that we were running to regain control of Congress and change the direction of the country. While we will hold the president, vice president, and their administration accountable, we will not indulge in an impeachment process for an administration on its way out the door. The practical matter is that given the rules of the Senate, there is no way that an impeachment process would lead to the removal of the President or Vice President. Instead, it would create a media circus that would detract from our mission of reversing the policies (both domestic and international) of what the public continues to see as a failing presidency. While there is a part of me that would love to see this President publicly admonished by the Congress, I feel the American people have done that in terms of their votes in the 2006 elections. If I were Karl Rove I would like nothing better than an impeachment process that wouldn't go anywhere to distract people from the very real failures of this administration in Iraq, with the economy, with the environment, with the ethics of this administration, and with civil liberties. Sincerely, Earl Blumenauer Member of Congress
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I wonder when Bush attacks Iran and begins WW3 how Blumenauer will live with himself. Not only is he acting in complete disregard for the constitution, which was expressly designed to protect against the abuses of power of the Bush administration, but he is doing so because of partisanship. He, like most politicians, is a disgusting excuse for a human being. I sincerely hope there is a solid candidate running against him in 2008.