Adam Sullivan, who was challenging Congressman Nadler in the Democratic primary Sept. 9th mainly over the issue of impeachment, has declared he is ending any active campaigning. From his website:

New York, NY Adam Sullivan announced today that he will no longer actively seek to unseat Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-8) in the September Democratic primary, but he will continue his fight to persuade Nadler and the Congress to initiate impeachment hearings against the Bush Administration.  read more »

On Daily Kos the other day, interested parties could learn, if they were so inclined, about a primary challenge to Congressman Jerry Nadler in the Eighth District. Had you been interested, you could have learned the same from this post on Democrats.com, Bob Fertik's hub of activism on impeachment and other issues of interest. The challenger in question is one Adam Sullivan, and his issue is impeachment of the criminal cabal that currently stains the White House. Judging by Sullivan's own commentary, he's a backer of Dennis Kucinich, the so-called Progressive who just so happens to have one of the worst anti-choice records in the House and, incidentally, claimed to Shirley MacLaine that he'd seen a UFO; or smelled it, as it wafted near his window carrying an odor of roses.

So far so good.

But here's why I would consider this challenge a complete waste of time for Progressives. Now, I personally think impeachment is a necessity for our constitutional heritage, and to safeguard unborn generations. That said, it is not, contrary to what Sullivan claims,

Mr. Nadler, a powerful, popular and by all accounts progressive Democrat from New York’s Eighth is by no means a bad man. But when I met with him personally, I was disappointed because it seemed that he had become lost in a maze of his own arguments, excuses and rationalizations. I was also disappointed that the meeting was mostly him talking; I’d thought he was going to listen to a group of the people he serves.

...free of contention within the Progressive Movement that impeachment is a desirable goal.  read more »

I'm not a big fan of the elfin Ohio Congressman - frankly, his support of a given issue practically guarantees its political death - but when he's right, he's right. As he is now in introducing Articles of Impeachment against George Bush in the House today, which will probably be voted into John Conyers' Judiciary Committee today, there to die their own slow and unnoticed death.

But you should know about them. After the fold, the full text, from his Congressional web site.  read more »

Today I received the summary of Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats' (CBID) first endorsement meeting of the year. This first meeting covered the Presidential election and uncontested local elections.

CBID endorsed Barack Obama. This doesn't surprise anyone because CBID's territory overlaps two of the districts in NYC that voted for Barack Obama: CD 10 (Ed Towns' district) and CD 11 (Yvette Clarke's district). CBID did not endorse prior to the primary because their membership was split among several candidates, predominantly John Edwards and Barack Obama with some support for Dennis Kucinich and even a little for Hillary Clinton. But now that it has narrowed down to two candidates, they decided to take the plunge.  read more »

Is Impeachment Necessary to Protect the Constitution?
Sunday, March 9, 2008
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South, New York City

A Town Hall Meeting organized by AskNadler2Impeach.org with support from Village Independent Democrats, Democracy for NYC, Chelsea Reform Democratic Club, and Progressive Democrats of New York CD 14.

Featured speakers will include Bruce Fein (Constitutional scholar, former associate deputy attorney general, and Chairman of the American Freedom Agenda), Elizabeth Holtzman (Former Member of Congress and co-author of The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens), Scott Horton (Contributor to Harper's Magazine, adjunct professor at Columbia Law School, and member of the board of the National Institute of Military Justice and the Council on Foreign Relations) and John Nirenberg (Former professor, college dean, author, and "March in My Name" impeachment activist). New York City Congressman Jerrold Nadler has also been invited.

Admission is Free. For information call 212.340.9548 or email: info (at) asknadler2impeach.org