The real debate in Democratic circles would be whether to pass articles of impeachment. Whether such an inevitable attempt succeeds would depend on Bush’s approval rating, and especially on whether Democrats could use their subpoena power as committee chairs to conjure up something they could flog to a receptive media as an ‘impeachable’ offense. Censure and impeachment are so far the only parts of the left’s agenda for the next Congress. Not only do Democrats want to block his policies, they also plan to rebuke and embarrass him in front of the world and America’s enemies.
March 19, 2006 6:17 AM
