[Peace-discuss] Ron Paul supports Democratic leadership, votes twice against Kucinich impeachment bill

[Robert Naiman]

Kucinich's impeachment bill against Cheney was voted twice on in the
House today.

The Democratic leadership first tried to kill debate by tabling the
Kucinich bill. This failed, because a substantial minority of
Democrats was supported by a majority of Republicans in opposing the
Democratic leadership motion to table. Ron Paul voted with the
Democratic leadership and against both the Kucinich Democratic bloc
and the Republican majority to kill debate.

Then the Democratic leadership sent the bill to die - at least so they
hope - at the Judiciary committee. This vote was almost entirely on
party lines. Overwhelmingly, Democrats voted to send the bill to
committee. Only 4 Democrats voted with Kucinich not to send the bill
to committee: Filner, Kaptur, Towns and Waters.

Conversely, Republicans voted overwhelmingly against killing the bill
by sending it to committee. Only 4 Republicans voted with the
Democratic leadership to kill the Cheney impeachment bill.

Who were those four Republicans? Well, one of them was Ron Paul.

Ron Paul - Democratic Party Hack.

1st vote:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1037.xml

2nd vote:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1039.xml