Is Impeachment Dead or Alive? Yes.

Is impeachment dead or alive? With the referral of Congressman Kucinich’s impeachment resolution to committee, Speaker Pelosi says the issue is “disposed of.” Majority Leader Hoyer says, “Congress is not going to proceed with impeachment.” And Judiciary Chairman Conyers says:

“The committee has a very busy agenda…The Chairman will discuss today’s vote with the committee members but it would seem evident that the committee staff should continue to consider, as a preliminary matter, the many abuses of this Administration, including the Vice President.”

The Conyers statement illustrates very well what Democrats intend on impeachment: They want to patronize and encourage the base, while telling the mainstream that impeachment is dead. It’s not by accident that Conyers says that “committee staff” will consider the issue; it sounds like impeachment is alive, without requiring debate, hearings, or a vote. The Washington Post considers the question as well: