Rep. Capuano Flips for Impeachment
Ralph Lopez, Dailykos – Congressman Mike Capuano (D-MA) has just signed onto Wexler's letter supporting immediate impeachment hearings against Dick Cheney, after a long period of stubborn intransigence in the face of constituent pressure. He has been written to and visited repeatedly by constituents associated with the New England Impeachment Coalition, always giving a response similar to the S.O.S. he wrote me in a recent email, "I do not believe that we should pursue articles of impeachment against the President in the absence of a strong record of facts compiled by the Congress."Bygones are bygones. Capuano is a smart and articulate voice to have onboard. He's a hardball politician from the tough ward politics of Somerville, who can be an attack dog when he wants to be. Who knows what flipped him, but I know of one friend personally who faxed him a letter this month with what I think is the creative message that "We did not elect a King. Ask for his resignation letter to be signed unanimously by Congress, and if done, and Bush does not accept, then begin impeachment." This friend is homeless, and it's a hardship for her to spend 5 bucks on a two page fax at Kinkos, but spend it she did…