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Originally Posted by G.K Zhukov
there would be atleast political reasons of self interest for the democrats to impeach him.
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The first thing to understand is that impeachment is merely making a charge against someone. It would be the equivilent to a complaint or an indictment against an ordinary citizen.
The second thing to understand is that the trial on the impeachent is held in the U. S. Senate.
The third thing to understand is that it takes a 2/3's majority to convict on an article of impeachment.
The fourth thing to understand is that 49% of the senate is still Republican.
The fifth thing to understand is that (while I haven't seen any actual recent polling data) that while only 40% or so of Americans currently approve of the job that Bush is doing probably 70+ percent would oppose impeaching him, much less convicting him.
The attempt would be doomed to failure. The attempt would make the Democrats look just like the vendictive, partisan boobs that the electorate thought the Republicans were which caused them to vote out so many Republicans yesterday.
Already, the feeling in the US is strongly against both parties. The Democrats did not win because they are loved. They won because the Republicans are hated. If a viable third party were to come along at this point in American history, it would be embraced by a large number of Americans.
The problem with people in power, liberal or democrat, is that they soon begin to think of themselves as above the rules set for ordinary citizens. After awhile the voters get angry and boot a bunch of office holders out. Those who go in think that it is because everyone loves them. They then forget those who put them into power and begin to think they must be a cut above to have been elevated to such a lofty position. They act accordingly until the voters get angry again and throw THEM out. And so it goes.
The media only makes things worse because turmoil and anger sell more papers, air time, whatever, than does harmony and progress.
Ah well. The presidential campaign starts tomorrow.