Manzullo votes to send impeachment resolution to committee
July 16th, 2008 at 08:22pm Pat Cunningham
(NOTE: This post from late this afternoon has been bumped to the top because of developments reflected in the Updates below)
What’s THIS?
Don Manzullo, the conservative Republican who represents the Rockford area in the House of Representatives, has broken ranks with his party to vote for Judiciary Committee hearings on an impeachment resolution against President Bush.
UPDATE: Manzullo SAYS his intention actually was to kill the impeachment resolution.
UPDATE II: HERE’s Manzullo at greater length on the reason for his vote to refer the impeachment resolution to committee.
Entry Filed under: impeachment, Don Manzullo, President Bush
10 Comments Add your own
1. gowader | July 16th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Who said Manzullo represents Rockford? I always thought he represented The Peoples Republic of China.
2. hokumboy | July 16th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Lemme guess……
Darling Don’s up for re-election?
3. Pat Cunningham | July 16th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Hoke: It’s still a bold gesture for a conservative Republican. Linda Cunningham (no relation) has a take on the matter, too:
http://blogs.e-rockford.com/editorsnote/2008/07/16/a-strict-constitutionalist/
4. Mike Carroll | July 16th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Don’s dumber than I thought.
5. Linda Grist Cunningham | July 16th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Folks, see my just posted clarification. We need to understand why he voted this way, and not make an assumption he was voting to impeach the president. As he told me just now, “I voted this way as the fastest way to kill the bill.” My comments on his Constitutional foundations stand, though.
6. Swede | July 17th, 2008 at 8:14 am
I’m not a fan. My (personal) impression of Congressman Manzullo is that he has become a bit lethargic, and takes the route of least resistance, just to keep things easy.
He’s run unopposed for a long time, and I just think that he’s just kind of pulling a “9 to 5 with a two-hour lunch” routine.
He puts forth a passable effort near election time, runs unopposed, and then back to the ‘ol “9 to 5 with a two-hour lunch” routine, again.
I’ve met him on a few occasions, with others, and he just seems disinterested to me. I’m afraid that I’m just not impressed with him, or his responses on issues that not only matter to myself and my family.
He’s a master of noncommittal and vague “canned” e-mail responses on issues that the public wants definitive answers on. More people are asking for answers than myself, or else these “canned” responses wouldn’t exist.
I know he doesn’t care who you, or I are. He’s setting himself for the future that holds his own best interest, and if you don’t share his own best interest, well…………
He certainly doesn’t seem interested in standing up for what his people believe is right. The right answer, for him, is to wait to see what the majority vote will be, and just fade into the background with whatever turns out to be the popular decision.
7. Craig Knauss | July 17th, 2008 at 8:29 am
The best argument for NOT impeaching George W. Bush: Dick Cheney. And that’s probably why it hasn’t already happened.
8. Menlo Bob | July 17th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Impeachment is currently a popular tactic because Congress has completed all of its tasks and is looking around for some way to further depress its poll ratings.
9. Pat Cunningham | July 17th, 2008 at 11:22 am
There isn’t going to be any impeachment. As Manzullo notes, the Democrats don’t want to go there.
10. northwest | July 17th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Voted yes on impeachment… why does he have a dem challenger again?
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