Impeach?

Sarah Palin recently penned an op-ed calling for the impeachment of President Obama. In it she wrote “I know from first-hand experience that when someone is unfit to lead they should step down early from their leadership position. And if they don’t, patriots need to act. America is founded on an essential system of checks and balances – as in, when I get my check as a Fox News contributor the balance in my bank account grows.”

Palin joins a rising drumbeat of conservatives who know that Obama’s actions far exceed the criminality of lying your nation into war or burglarizing the headquarters of your political opponents. To gauge voter sentiment on this issue, a HuffPost/YouGov poll asked if people thought there was justification for Congress to begin impeachment proceedings.

68% of Republicans said that beginning the impeachment process was justified, and 26% of non-Republicans agreed. When you average 68 and 26 you get 47%, almost half of all Americans. Clearly, this isn’t just a political issue.

The most interesting part of the poll comes from a follow-up question posed to people who responded “no”. The top answers for why these respondents didn’t feel impeachment was justified were (in descending order):

• “Killing someone by throwing peaches at them is barbaric. That’s like what Arabs do with stones.”
• “I said ‘yes’ on the phone. But the hood I was wearing must’ve muffled my voice and made it sound like ‘no.’ I think I need to add an opening for my mouth.”
• “Two words: Joe Biden. I hate Amtrak. If keeping Obama means the government won’t take away my car, that’s preferable.”

Reached for comment, a former President who himself withstood the threat of impeachment simply said “blow me.”