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OH Dems to impeach…a Dem?

In related news, Hell freezes over.  From the AP:

The political battle over whether state Attorney General Marc Dann should leave office has taken on the feel of a standoff.

Dann, 46, refuses to surrender to demands by an army of his own Democratic leaders that he step aside following an admitted affair and a sexual harassment scandal at his office.

Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland said Monday that Dann’s refusal to submit to the pressure — including a threat by the Ohio Democratic Party to revoke its endorsement — means Democrats will move forward to impeach him. Republican House Speaker Jon Husted said that his chamber, which takes the first step in any impeachment, was already reviewing the process.

“I think it’s important for Democrats to send a very clear message that we will clean our own house,” Strickland said. Democrats’ calls for Dann to resign were applauded by Republicans, adding a new twist to Strickland’s reputation for bipartisan cooperation. …

There’s a first time for everything, I guess.

Exit question, albeit somewhat rhetorical: If he had lied about the affair or the sexual harrassment, would Dems have rushed to his defense and claimed that it was a “private matter”, like they have in the not-so-distant past?

May 6, 2008 - Posted by crushliberalism | corruption