Many of you may not have any idea who Dennis Kucinich is (apart perhaps from his hilarious appearance on the Colbert Report a few weeks ago, that is), but he is one of the nine Democratic candidates seeking the Presidential Nomination. In polls among "Grassroots Democrats," Candidate Kucinich's approval is rising, and with good reason. With his charm, warmth and tenderness, it's hard not to love him. Add to that the fact that he is leading the charge against Vice President Dick Cheney. President George W. Bush may get a pass often because of his character and somewhat warm nature, but the cold and calculated acts of the devilish vice president earn him the hatred of many Democrats. So how is the little man going to take on the Devil himself? He is filing House Resolution 333 which contains three articles of impeachment against Richard B. Cheney for high crimes and misdemeanors.
The first article cites Vice President Cheney's act of intentionally misleading Americans about the threat of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in Iraq in order to justify the war. The second article cites that the Vice President knowingly and willingly misled the American public to believe that there was a relationship between Iraq and Al-Qaeda. With quotes like "His [Saddam Hussein's] regime aides and protects terrorists, including members of Al-Qaeda. He could decide secretly to provide weapons of mass destruction to terrorists to use against us," it's hard to say that Vice President Cheney wasn't trying to make that connection. The third article of impeachment states that Cheney undermined the national security of America by making threats towards Iran. This is where things get stretched a little thin given that the threat of Iran is still under great debate. It is a country whose people does not pose a great threat towards us but it is also a country led by a man who denies the Holocaust and has stated that he wants to wipe Israel off the map.
Despite being filled with quotes that Vice President Cheney used to seemingly mislead the American public, it is doubtful the articles of impeachment against Vice President Cheney will ever be taken to trial. Even if Candidate Kucinich somehow manages to pull enough votes to get this to trial and get the vice president out of office, does it really accomplish anything at this point? The damage is done. There is an American military presence in Iraq and it seems that we won't be leaving for a while. The Persian problem (Iran) still looms before us with great uncertainly and it's doubtful that a few offhanded comments from our vice president are going to be what push us into war with Iran. The reason that Candidate Kucinich is doing this is not because he expects to take down the vice president. He wants to show that someone has enough courage to try. Also, it seems that the bump in the polls is being helped greatly by his attack on the vice president, and I'm sure that helps.
Kevin is a Theater Performance Major at RIC with a B.A. in Political Science. He has studied French, Politics and Theater in Montreal, Paris and Strasbourg and plans to continue his Theater/Political life in London next year.
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