presidents

Jon Wright wonders if Dennis Kuncich’s attempt to impeach President Bush will embolden his presidential prospects:

Now does this mean Kucinich has locked up the Libertarian Party nomination next time around, or do they only nominate people who try to impeach *popular* presidents?

Glad to see Kucinich introduce Articles of Impeachment against Bush. Of course it’s not going to go anywhere, it’s the statement that matters.

The former senator, however, does have his conditions:

According to the Salemtown e-mail list, the meeting between the presidents of Historic Germantown, Inc., Salemtown Neighbors Neighborhood Association, Hope Gardens Neighborhood Association, and the Urban Residents Association could have gone better.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on the electoral college:

Sean Braisted explains:

Delegates are awarded to states based on their Democratic Presidential performance between ‘96 and ‘04. Since the Presidents weren’t on the ballot in PR, I’m guessing they just looked at overall performance and made an assumption.

Markos wants to know what gives with Puerto Rico getting more delegates than 27 states?

I grew up during Camelot. Not the original one with Guinevere & King Arthur, thank you very much, and not the musical, but the Kennedy one. I was in grade school and it somehow seemed different. Not the politics - I really didn’t care then.

Jeremy Lott survey’s the paths of past ex-presidents wondering what the ex-presidency of George W. Bush will look like:

It could not be a better time for the Democrats to elect a president. We are in throes of an expensive and unnecessary war. The GOP spends, well, like Democrats; and also refuses to cut Federal spending. Oil prices are high and home prices are down. George W. Bush is so unpopular now that I am not entirely sure that he has been invited to his daughter’s upcoming wedding.