Russ Feingold: Let’s Censure The President!
Another day, another attack on the President by congressional Democrats aimed at undermining his ability to prosecute the war in Iraq.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold announced Sunday he will introduce two censure resolutions to condemn President Bush and other top administration officials over the Iraq war and “repeated assaults on the rule of law.”
In a written announcement, his office called the resolutions “appropriate and necessary steps for Congress to rebuke an administration that is responsible for some of the worst misconduct and the worst abuses of the law in American history.”
Feingold told NBC’s “Meet the Press” the censure resolutions have not yet been drafted, though he has discussed the idea with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy.
Thankfully, Harry “Bring Our Losers Home” Reid doesn’t think it’s such a great idea because Americans already know that Bush is the “worst President in history.”
Reid, D-Nev., told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that while Feingold is “a very brilliant man,” the Senate should be focusing on passing legislation.
“The president already has the mark of the American people that he’s the worst president we’ve ever had, and I don’t think we need a censure resolution in the Senate to prove that,” he said.
I think Harry Reid is more worried about his party’s approval numbers as the majority in Congress. With those numbers even lower than both Bush’s and Cheney’s, it’s not surprising that Reid would want to start backing away from this endless crusade against the President.
Because clearly, it isn’t really what the public wants else Reid and his Democrats would be cheered in these polls, not slammed.
