Reply #59: This is EXACTLY how I see it playing out. [View All]

[Tatiana]

I wouldn't even shoot for impeachment of Bush. I want Cheney. I want every aspect of the office of the vice president investigated. I want public hearings that pre-empt regularly scheduled programming because the networks finally realize they can't hide the Republican corruption any longer. I want the media whipped up into a frenzy when they sense blood in the proverbial water.

And then, to show the public Dems have no choice but to do what is required under the Constitution, I want Congress to impeach Cheney. I'll freely admit, it's not really a justice thing for me. It's purely political, which is what the impeachment process is. Cheney will never allow himself to be removed from office. He'll resign. And then, at that point -- with the stench of guilt hanging over him and all of his cohorts, the justice system can take over. By this time ('cause Matcom is right, this will go way beyond a mere 24 months), the thought of electing another Republican President will make the majority of Americans want to regurgitate and we'll have a Democratic President in 2008, along with a competent ATTORNEY GENERAL.

The Department of Justice can take over from there. I don't expect to see true justice served before 2009. But if this whole nightmare that began in 2000 has taught me anything, it has taught me patience. The purpose impeachment will serve is to prevent the election of any additional right-wing evildoers for the forseeable future.

Think of it as a gift we owe to our children and the next generation. We need to be the majority to fix this gigantic mess Bush & co. have made and it's going to take at least a good decade of Democratic governing and leadership before we are back on track.