Sen. Coburn: Obama 'Perilously Close' to Impeachment

The Oklahoma Republican noted he was "a personal friend" of the president during the Muskogee town hall event, but said the administration suffers from incompetence.

Sen. Coburn: Obama 'Perilously Close' to Impeachment

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President Obama is moving "perilously close" to impeachment, Sen. Tom Coburn told a town hall crowd this week, two reports said Thursday.

The Oklahoma Republican noted he was "a personal friend" of the president during the Muskogee town hall event, but said the administration suffers from incompetence.

Well, kids, since it has been about five whole seconds since some Republican said President Obama should be impeached, it’s about that time again. Who is impeachsplaining at us today? Why, it’s Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn (no, not that spackle-brained dick weasel Oklahoma senator, but the other one). And why are we IMPEACH!ing the president today? Is it for presidenting while black? Or IRSgate? Or that new puppy? No! It is because of a new standard Sen. Coburn just discovered (read: invented) that did not exist in the era of George W. Bush but it is now a high crime and misdemeanour.

And what is this new standard? Why, it is incompetency!

“What you have to do is you have to establish the criteria that would qualify for proceedings against the president and that’s called impeachment” Coburn said, responding to a question about holding President Obama accountable. “That’s not something you take lightly and you have to use a historical precedent of what that means. I think there’s some intended violation of the law in this administration, but I also think there’s a ton of incompetence of people who are making decisions.”

Sure, that makes sense. After all, Republicans are especially outraged at how Obama so incompetently mishandled the response to Hurricane Katrina four years before he actually became president, but so what, that’s just, like, semantics.

And it’s not like Coburn is saying IMPEACH!, exactly, he’s just saying IMPEACH! maybe.

“My little wiggle out of that when I get that written to me is I believe that needs to be evaluated and determined but thank goodness it doesn’t have to happen in the Senate until they’ve brought charges in the House. Those are serious things but we’re in a serious time. I don’t have the legal background to know if that rises to high crimes and misdemeanor but I think they’re getting perilously close.”

Besides, Coburn isn’t saying the president has done anything impeachable yet. He’s just “perilously close.” We are not sure what that means. One more adopted puppy? One more trip to the exotic foreign country of Hawaii? One more day in office as a black president? (Sorry, Peggy Noonan, we know how you hate when anyone suggests that there is anything racist about racism.) Anyway, we’re pretty sure this is not personal. After all, Coburn says some of his best friends are presidents he think should be impeached. Maybe. If someone with more legal background can figure out something to charge the president with.

The only downside of this is Bozo Biden would become President

So once again, what exactly are the charges? You have to have specific charges to impeach or prosecute anyone. And "I don't like him" or "he is a gay, socialist Kenyan usurper" are not legal charges.

Coburn doesn't say…so what are they if he is "perilously close"???

Benghazi alone is enough to impeach. Also, Fast and Furious. There are plenty more if folks only looked.

Bozo Biden Muhahahahaha!!!!!

If that son-of-a-bitch (literally) were filmed sodomizing and then murdering a young boy on the white house steps, he STILL would not be brought to justice.

I have question for USA people. Can the plain citizens in general,impeach members of congress?

Obama does not have to live by the same rules that ALL OTHER PRESIDENTS HAVE HAD TO DO.

He can do anything...Anything at all and he will NEVER be Impeached.

yeah, like these wooses are really going to do something

I have question for USA people. Can the plain citizens in general,impeach members of congress?

Of course he does, or else he would have been impeached by now. And of course he can be impeached. All it takes is for the House to specify the articles of impeachment and try him. Impeachment proceedings may be commenced by a member of the House of Representatives on their own initiative, either by presenting a listing of the charges under oath, or by asking for referral to the appropriate committee.

So why hasn't that happened yet? Because you cannot impeach a president because you don't like him or because he is black or because you believe he is an uppity gay Kenyan socialist usurper.

Obviously a lot of people feel very strongly that Obama should not be in office, and if there were legitimate articles of impeachment, the GOP controlled House would have files them by now. The problem is - there just aren't any.

I have question for USA people. Can the plain citizens in general,impeach members of congress?

I intensely dislike Zero. The senators are woosies... pansies... schoolgirls.... and whimpy momma's boys.

They'll do ABSOLUTELY nothing while the ship of state sinks and they're in the wheelhouse.

He invaded Libya without authority, that makes him a mass murderer. His administration has been spying on the American people without warrents, that billions of felonies. He's killed Americans without due process, etc.

No no nooooo!
Americnas can legally get rid of the government by any means necessary at this point. Do you lazy fucks not understand your rights? It depressing, but we're going to have to remove them by force.

Easier said than done. Getting enough people on the same page to make a difference might prove difficult.

1% of the population armed with easily available guns would be 3 million strong. If they used insurgent tactics they could easily overthrow the government.

Of course he does, or else he would have been impeached by now. And of course he can be impeached. All it takes is for the House to specify the articles of impeachment and try him. Impeachment proceedings may be commenced by a member of the House of Representatives on their own initiative, either by presenting a listing of the charges under oath, or by asking for referral to the appropriate committee.

So why hasn't that happened yet? Because you cannot impeach a president because you don't like him or because he is black or because you believe he is an uppity gay Kenyan socialist usurper.

Obviously a lot of people feel very strongly that Obama should not be in office, and if there were legitimate articles of impeachment, the GOP controlled House would have files them by now. The problem is - there just aren't any.