A perspective on Impeachment

[JNelson6563]

Lots of talk of impeachment and clearly there are grounds for it.

Those of us who have long been wise to the ways of Team Bush and the PNAC gang can find it inconceivable to not move to impeach immediately. To those newly (re-)elected to Congress the view is different. They were elected on promises to get things done for the benefit of the people, as in tangibles like education, health care and such. Nothing good was getting done by the Republicans, mostly just partisan games and taking bribes from lobbyists. I spoke with Senators Levin and Stabenow last weekend and both feel strongly that the American people would be very unhappy if the two year term the Dem House was just elected to was spent/squandered on what would seem to the masses just more partisan game playing when things are so bad for so many.

I do believe that the minds of our Congress people can be changed but in only one way: They must be convinced that impeaching Team Bush is what the american people want more than anything. This is wholly possible. We have to organize by getting letters sent to all of our Reps, calls to their offices, letters to the editors and anything else we can do ourselves.

In addition to solid organizing on our part for getting this message to Congress, I fear circumstances will contribute heavily to this effort. Bad news pouring in from Iraq all the time. So much death and waste. Our budget woes building. more painful cuts coming. Nothing but horror and more horror on the horizon. They cannot get control of Iraq and the press grows emboldened with falling poll numbers for Jr., new and very damaging developments from the Libby trial emerging daily and on the list goes.

Congress seems to be deaf, they are not. They will focus on their agendas to accomplish as much as possible while they have the votes to do it. If they come to realize we (as in a large majority of the people) want impeachment first they will act accordingly. To be honest I do not think they have nearly enough evidence to believe most Americans consider this the top priority. At least not yet.

Julie