[GillTeepbew]

Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59836.html

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Monday that President Barack Obama “would be impeached” if the nation falls into default.

“STOP talking about default,” he wrote on Twitter. “The 1st dime of each $1 of revenue services debt. Obama would be impeached if he blocked debt payments. C C & B!”

King is among the House Republicans who voted for the so-called “Cut, Cap and Balance” plan that would introduce a constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget. The Senate last week dismissed the House bill.

King isn’t the first Republican to suggest that Obama should be impeached over the debt crisis.

Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said earlier this month it would be “an impeachable offense” for Obama to raise the debt ceiling without congressional approval. In April, former Reagan administration official Bruce Fein drafted articles of impeachment in hopes that House Republicans would introduce them. And Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) in March said the air attacks on Libya are impeachable acts.

[stastony]

In April, former Reagan administration official Bruce Fein drafted articles of impeachment in hopes that House Republicans would introduce them.

Yeah, keep hoping for that one, buddy. John Boehner may have a career-death wish, but I don't think other Republicans are quite as "bold" as he is...

[EzequielTMann]

I heard somebody today suggest that if the country defaults and we lose our credit rating that Pres. Obama will have to resign. Who the heck said that today? Hmm. Can't remember. Things are so crazy.

[ggiifdfalls]

God knows, it could have been any number of the conservative whackjobs that are passing for leadership in this country right now. The scary part is, I wonder if they actually take that option seriously?

But I do find it rather ironic, that the folks running these rating agencies (ie, the ones who assisted in driving our economy into the ground) are probably the ones short-shifting us when it comes to taxes. So they can hold US debt rating over our heads at the same time that they are lobbying hard against raising their own taxes. Seriously, I'm starting to think torches and pitchforks on these robber barons' front lawns is going to be the only route to change...