2012 U.S. Presidential Election

[mattbcl]

Is it possible? Sure, just about anything is. But General Petraeus has never struck me as someone who's particularly interested in political convenience - his interest is in making sure the job gets done, and if he can't do it, then he'll let you know and point you in the direction of who can. His record speaks for itself in that regard.

Meantime, both the FBI and senior officials have been rebutting what you suggest, and there's been no evidence yet that supports the theory. Unless anything else turns up, I think this is probably going to wind up being a dead end in which the president will barely even be involved.

[Dark Sage]

Number of times in the history of this country that a sitting President has been impeached: Twice

Number of times one has been impeached and removed from office because of it: zero

I rest my case.

The folks who want Mr. Obama impeached are sore losers who cannot accept reality.

[Roy Karrde]

Is it possible? Sure, just about anything is. But General Petraeus has never struck me as someone who's particularly interested in political convenience - his interest is in making sure the job gets done, and if he can't do it, then he'll let you know and point you in the direction of who can. His record speaks for itself in that regard.

Well that may be so, but if the President orders him to do something, he has no other choice but to accept it.

Meantime, both the FBI and senior officials have been rebutting what you suggest, and there's been no evidence yet that supports the theory. Unless anything else turns up, I think this is probably going to wind up being a dead end in which the president will barely even be involved.

What do you expect senior officials to say "Oh yeah we knew, we sat on it so Obama could get reelected". The thing is, the mere timing of it, and the fact that members of Congress apparently knew before Obama, should raise enough questions to warrant a investigation.

Number of times in the history of this country that a sitting President has been impeached: Twice

Number of times one has been impeached and removed from office because of it: zero

I rest my case.

The folks who want Mr. Obama impeached are sore losers who cannot accept reality.

Because impeachment is the only way a President can be punished?