Do They Dare to Say "Impeach"?

One person's airtight legal case is another's "Stay out the Bushes."

Tim Cavanaugh | June 1, 2006

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span class="c1">Alas, Holtzman’s political career ended in 1993, with a tearful denunciation of reporters who ignored her “long record of standing and fighting for people,” and focused instead on a $450,000 loan she accepted from Fleet Bank in exchange for a lucrative city contract. Undoubtedly she would have vigorously contested Bill Clinton’s promiscuous bombing raids, if only the media had given her the chance. o:p> /o:p> /span> /p>

It’s true: Bush is impeachable on the bare facts of the case, without any recourse to party differences. Back on Planet Earth, he’s invulnerable as long as his party continues to control both houses of the Congress. If these Democrats and their supporters are serious about bringing him to account, they’ll need to learn how to win elections. To make that happen, they might start by impeaching a few of their own leaders—not for high crimes and misdemeanors, just for incompetence.