More and More Americans Ponder Impeachement

From Angus-Reid Consultants (thanks to Buzzflash):

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Some adults in the United States would consider legal charges if it is found that George W. Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq, according to a poll by Zogby International. 42 per cent of respondents believe Congress should hold the president accountable through impeachment, while 50 per cent disagree.

In Red States (those carried by Bush in the 2004 presidential election), support for impeachment reaches 36 per cent. In Blue States (those where Democratic nominee John Kerry won in the last election), 48 per cent of respondents believe the president should face charges.

Timing, as they say, is everything.

Mr. Bush is salivating to get his pick of Supreme Court nominees in place and he's already said he doesn't want a lot of flack, even though Americans are saying in poll after poll that they wanted moderates.

But there's a bigger question here: do we want Mr. Bush choosing the next Supreme Court judge when the Supremes will factor into any impeachment proceedings that may be called forth? I mean, it's nice to pick the people who can decide your fate. But do we want that?

To me, it only makes sense to have a full inquiry into the Downing Street Memo's many documents and facts and identified individuals and then, if warranted, go through the impeachment process before Mr. Bush would be allowed to seat a Supreme. Capitol Hill, in the wake of Watergate, responded appropriately, across party lines, with Nixon. Unfortunately, that seems impossible today when Capitol Hill acts as a collective "yes man" to this president.