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

[John W.]

At 09:44 PM 11/6/2007, Robert Naiman wrote:

>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


Being the political naif that I am, I'm confused.  Why would REPUBLICANS 
want to keep a bill to impeach Cheney alive?

John Wason