Parry: "Is Impeachment the Answer?"

Robert Parry has a new article called "Is Impeachment the Answer?"

the lede:

"Washington pundits are showering George W. Bush with advice on how to “restart” his presidency, but many Americans seem more interested in whether it's possible to “terminate” his presidency, removing him and other top officials from office."

then parry gets on his hobby-horse, arguing that the Left doesnt have sufficient media infrastructure: "

Despite some bright spots for progressives – from Internet blogs to Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” to talk radio programs such as “The Stephanie Miller Show” and “The Randi Rhodes Show” – not nearly enough resources have been invested in media to reach enough Americans to transform the political dynamic from a general dislike of Bush into a collective decision to fire him.

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Though progressives have long prided themselves in their “grassroots organizing,” that area also seems to be lacking when it comes to focusing on a specific political issue, such as demanding Bush’s impeachment.

unfortunately he doesnt mention our efforts at afterdowningstreet - which is a kind of a shame, because i've had brief discussions about it with him (not that i care)

then he mentions a few of the reasons why Blinky and FuckYouCheney might be impeached:

"While the Founders didn’t spell out exactly what they meant by “high crimes and misdemeanors,” certainly such offenses as violating U.S. treaty commitments – like the Geneva Conventions and the U.N. Charter – could be regarded as impeachable offenses.

Bush and Cheney also have presided over an administration that bent the rules on torture and tolerated the leaking of a CIA officer’s identity as part of a broader strategy to silence dissent as the nation was led to war under false pretenses. Without doubt, Bush and Cheney either participated in these acts or had oversight responsibilities.

Similarly, Bush and Cheney could be faulted for the crony-driven incompetence in handling natural disasters and the mismanagement of the federal budget, taking it from record surpluses to record deficits. Widespread malfeasance in office could well be regarded as an impeachable offense."

Good reasons, all.

Hopefully that might give some pause to the one remaining person on the planet *cough* who thinks that repeating the same question ("If President Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq...") is a great idea.