Dick Cheney spent Wednesday, the 5th anniversary of the war, not mourning the dead he killed, but fishing off the Sultan of Oman's royal yacht. Unbelievable. Not that Dick Cheney would flip a virtual bird at the American public on national television, not that Dick Cheney has been perusing his own private agenda independently of what Americans want, not that his agenda involves using over $562,000,000,000.00 of our money to kill people, not that he has repeatedly and contemptuously violated numerous American laws, but that we continue to let him. Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in congress should be ashamed of themselves. Anyone who sits complacently by, saying nothing, and allows a small group of ruthless individuals to hijack our government should be ashamed. Our system of government has built in checks and balances designed to short circuit runaway abuses of power like the one in progress in the Whitehouse. But those systems fail when those with the power to act are complicit, ignorant, or just plain scared. Why would Nancy Pelosi say that impeachment is off the table? I don't believe she is ignorant. I doubt she is complicit. I do believe she is scared. Scared of losing power and prestige. This administration is ruthless (duh!). They go to great lengths to attack and discredit any serious opponent. My guess is Nancy and many other Democrats in Congress are just plain scared of Dick, Karl, Fox News, and the rest of the gang. Some say there is too little time left for impeachment. Or that it is a distraction from activities that are truly important. Or that it is a waste of taxpayer money. To each of these I say, "Baloney!" There is still plenty of time for this administration to get us into war with Iran. There is still plenty of time for this administration to commit another $102,000,000,000.00 of taxpayer money to its illegal war. The distraction from these is exactly why both Bush and Cheney should be impeached immediately. The administration will not be dissuaded by reason, or even the law. But an impeachment would force them to spend much of their time left in office defending themselves. And beyond the purely tactical diversionary benefits, it offers the strategic geopolitical benefit of telling the rest of the world, "This administration is not the face of America; they do not represent us." It really is not too late to do something. Write a letter, call your representatives, e-mail everyone you know. |
