Rowland Closer to Impeachment

NBC is reporting that Connecticut Governor John Rowland (R) is one step closer to impeachment, with a state politician ordering up at least one article of impeachment based on what he perceives as non-compliance by the governor in providing evidence from his financial records. Rowland's lawyers say there's nothing more to give.

However, state legislators, while frustrated, will not necessarily vote on - and certainly not necessarily vote in favor of - that article of impeachment when it reconvenes next week.

Still, polls have indicated for some time that a majority of state residents feel he is either corrupt or at least quite dishonest (I guess it's a matter of degree), and feel he should resign. Rowland is not likely to go on his own and still enjoys strong support behind the scenes from the Bush organization (which has no connection, of course, to Tony Soprano's waste carting business).