[Peace-discuss] Conyers' betrayal

[Morton K. Brussel]

Conyers has impeachment protestors handcuffed and removed from his  
office, saying impeachment is "off the table" … The following is from  
an article by Dave Lindorff. The disappointment and anger at the  
betrayal is palpable.

…It is becoming increasingly clear that the Democratic Party- 
Congressional Black Caucus and Progressive Caucus included–has become  
nothing but a dried out husk, living on old glories and devoid of any  
principle other than returning its elected officials to their offices  
and their perks, year after year. As one angry activist in the  
hallway remarked, “Where is today’s (Rep. Allard) Lowenstein or  
Father Drinan. There is none!”…

For the rest, see http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/24/2720/

It may well be that Pelosi has some strange power over Conyers, or is  
it just that Conyers is a colossal hypocrite and a dried out husk.  
He's lost a lot with his actions in this event. The antiwar movement  
just has to turn up the pressure that much more, come back at him and  
others in power again and again.

--mkb
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