Reply #56: See, WP, you need to realize that DU is only a form of entertainment.

[Kelly Rupert]

People come here to get an outrage fix. They don't actually think through the consequences of their proposals. DUers by and large are not policy wonks; otherwise they'd be somewhere else. Mostly, they just want to stand in virtual solidarity against the bad guys, feeling a rush of camaraderie with each post of assent, righteously posting a "K&R" read only by those who wholeheartedly agree.

I admire your attempts to bring reason into the debate. I wonder why you think it'll have any effect whatsoever. People don't propose impeachment because they really think it's going to happen. They propose impeachment because it's fun to.

If anyone actually bothers reading it, I assume I'll get a condescending reply or two. Ah well. Price you get for speaking truth to powerlessness.