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All across the blogosphere are heard calls for the impeachment of Bush and/orCheney. Others suggest that a Federal Grand Jury be convened via public petition.The point that everyone seems to miss is that with only 18 months left to go, andwith the composition of the current Congress, the probability of removal fromoffice of either or both is at best, very low.Whatever your level of fear, loathing, contempt, and disgust for the evil twins, itcomes down to the fact that we let ourselves get conned when we reelected them in’04. Collectively, we as an electorate had plenty of evidence of just who and whatthese people were. The lies, the repression of dissent, the disregard for our positionin the world, the failure to secure our borders, were all more than evident by thetime we went to the ballot box, that November.Before moving on, consider for just a moment what would happen if Nancy Pelosiwas sworn in as President sometime in early 2008. Gonzalez would be gone, havingleft the Justice Department in total shambles. Being an election year, even the mostcompetent and honest of the Bush Administration would be scrambling to get outand find new jobs for themselves. Pelosi clearly would not be a candidate forcontinuing incumbency. Obstructionism would be the word of the day from theRepublican side.It would be most interesting to hear from readers as to how such a scenario is moredesirable than is the current one, where Bush is functionally totally isolated. He cancontinue the war, for a while, but even there, there are signs that constraints willsoon become imposed on his ability to keep our troops facing the current level of danger. Domestically, he is paralyzed by increasing resistance and suspicion fromCongress.Looking back, failed presidencies and failed candidacies have both contained acommon element – broken promises. LBJ was going to win and end the Vietnamwar, which instead deteriorated to a stunning failure; Bush 41 promised no newtaxes, and drove the popularity derived from the stunning management of the Gulf War to the cellar with the deep recession of his last years in office. While therewere many factors in play, Kerry lost the ’04 election because he failed tocommunicate a clear philosophy of governance.So, instead of concentrating your time and attention on Bush/Cheney, it seems farmore productive that we insure the next President and Congress will reverse thedirection taken by the current administration and their now diminishingcongressional support. We can do this by demanding of candidates that they makecommitments in as specific terms as possible, their policy intent, should they beelected.Participation in nominating and primary campaign election activity, particularly formembers of the House, would seem to be among the more beneficial uses of timeand effort for those who have genuine interest in bringing about reform --- rather
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03 / 16 / 2011<span class="translation_missing">en_US, this_document_made_it_onto_the</span>Rising List!
ninjapirate007

i agree with your point but impeachment would help the american public save face adn crediablity.

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