Carrion Co-Chair Is Impeachment Proponent

Only after Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion named Elizabeth Holtzman a co-chair of his city comptroller campaign did I realize that she is an outspoken proponent of impeaching George W. Bush--a movement that hasn't gained much traction even in heavily Democratic New York State (although it's slightly more popular in Vermont).

A former city comptroller, congresswoman and district attorney in Brooklyn, Holtzman has written a book and articles on the topic--just last Sunday, she spoke to Democratic activists in Manhattan about impeachment.

When I asked Carrion's office if the borough president holds the same view as his co-chair, communications director Anne Fenton e-mailed back: