An odd but mildly entertaining fact: Though the vote was largely split along party lines, several of the 24 Republicans who voted to refer Representative Dennis Kucinich’s (D-OH) articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to the House Judiciary committee had the same last name as Democratic representatives who voted for the motion!
There’s
- Robert Brady (D-PA) and Kevin Brady (R-TX).
- John Hall (D-NY) and Ralph Hall (R-TX).
- Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Tim Johnson (R-IL).
- Stephanie Jones (D-OH) and Walter Jones (R-NC).
- Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and Tim Murphy (R-PA).
- Charles Wilson (D-OH) and Heather Wilson (R-NM).
That’s a quarter of the Republicans who voted for the motion. That doesn’t even take into consideration the two Florida Republican Diaz-Balarts.