tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post3678400595259682864..comments2024-01-30T03:30:45.740-05:00Comments on Bad Data, Bad!: Quote of the week and more recall coveragebs kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871717971078952304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post-10035057666379855552012-06-11T17:23:10.390-04:002012-06-11T17:23:10.390-04:00Impeachments of Presidents must have come along ev...Impeachments of Presidents must have come along every couple of decades, right? I mean, there was one in the 70s (before my time) and in the 90s. <br /><br />Except that the one in the 70s was short-circuited by President Nixon resigning before the House voted Yes/No on the Bill of Impeachment.<br /><br />Only two Presidents have ever been tried in the Senate after a Bill of Impeachment was passed by the House. One was Andrew Jackson, the other was Bill Clinton.<br /><br />This is another example of the errors that can come through sampling bias and lack of historical research.<br /><br />However, politicians talking about impeachment of Presidents is a common thing. <br /><br />I think Michael has it right: politics is treated like sports by the journalists.karrdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205160745963596856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post-31416446145057526682012-06-08T05:46:56.405-04:002012-06-08T05:46:56.405-04:00I think a lot of journalists really want to be spo...I think a lot of journalists really want to be sportswriters. You know the type: that is the first time in 40 years that a hitter did thus and such with one hand tied behind his back. So, mainstream journalists want to identify firsts no matter how insignificant it really is.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680174513083261237noreply@blogger.com