Dick Cheney's health is precarious. He's been hospitalized a couple of times with cardiac problems, and now he has a blood clot in his leg which isn't going away. This is dangerous, because pieces can break loose and travel to the lungs causing pneumonia.
Cheney is under the gun for the Plame affair; his role as chief instigator and planner was made plain in the Libby trial. A Congressional investigation has begun, and will lead straight to his doorstep.
Cheney's buddy Rumsfeld was forced to resign, and he is under some pressure to do the same. He's a stubborn cuss, though, and not used to losing. He won't go easily.
Bush has lost Rumsfeld, and is about to lose his old friend Gonzales. Karl Rove may be called to testify under oath to Congressional committees investigating Bush wrongdoings. Several other staff members have resigned recently, and some of the Republicans in Congress have turned against Bush, although Pelosi is still funding his war. The impeachment movement is growing, and he's been forced to plead for patience.
Bush is used to losing and being bailed out. He hates turning to his dad, although he will in a pinch. Cheney is too embattled himself to help. The intelligence community hates both of them, since they sacrificed a key network for their own political ends. The professional military people hate them too, for their arrogance and refusal to listen, and they can't count on support for any more adventures.
It's sobering to realize that Bush actually IS the Commander-in-Chief. If he orders the Air Force to bomb Iranian facilities, they will either do it, or mutiny- leading to full-scale civil war.
It's sobering to realize that Bush has his finger on the nuclear button. More and more people are questioning his sanity. Is he a Dr. Strangelove, who wants to take us all with him as he rides The Bomb to hell?
Bush and Cheney are in trouble, and they know it. They are holding us all hostage to the threat of all-out nuclear war, which could easily be triggered by an attack on Iran. We are in terrible danger from a couple of cornered animals, who have very little to lose.
How can they safely be removed from the position of power which they now hold? It seems to me that a concerted impeachment drive, which is peaceful, legal and democratic, is the swiftest and safest way to accomplish this.
Only a very strong grassroots impeachment movement will force Congress to uphold the oath of office and defend the US Constitution against all enemies, foreign AND DOMESTIC. Impeachment NOW!
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Carol S. Wolman, MD is a psychiatrist in Northern California. A lifelong peace activist, she has written extensively on the psychology of our times. She is a cochair of Bay Area Impeach Bush-Cheney. You can join or form a local group at http://impeachbush.meetup.com/
She ran for Congress in '06, and is now a Gteen candidate for Congress in CA district 1. She is a coordinator of The New Broom Coalition, for a clean sweep of Congress.
I'm all for impeachment -- but let's not kid ourselves --
Bush is WINNING. On the surface, he may appear to be "cornered," but he is actually achieving all of his core objectives. He's nailing down the oil law in Iraq. He's accepted a Democratic Congress, and they rubber-stamp his every initiative, no less than the Republicans did. Today, instead of Republicans giving him $100 billion to continue the war, the Democrats gave it to him -- even while they're calling it "a step towards ending the war"! This new bill lets Bush attack Iran, if he so chooses, and is completely toothless. Nonetheless, Bush isn't happy with only 99% of what he wants -- it must be 100%. So he may veto the bill. Perhaps he'll wind up getting the last 1%, as well.
He openly defies the Democrats to challenge him on his law-breaking, and they put their collective tail between their legs and lie whimpering on the floor, as we see in "Prosecutor-Gate." (Two days ago, they were threatening "subpoena." Today, they are meekly "seeking compromise." By next week, they will accept Bush's terms, & that will be the last we hear of it.) The "surge" is going forward, and he's even increased the number of troops. The Democrats have said nothing about this. (Maybe they didn't notice.)
The Democrats have reversed precisely NONE of Bush's reactionary measures of the last 6 years. He may not be popular, but he is the USA's unchallenged de facto dictator. He makes the rules; he's above the law; and no one is seriously challenging any of this. This is not what I'd call being "cornered."
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Richard Mynick (2 articles, 3 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 1024 comments)
on Friday, March 23, 2007 at 1:46:53 PM
