July 24, 2007
the only way I can think to say it
I read a handful of political blogs that I think do an excellent job of analyzing the realities of our current political situation. Talking Points Memo, Kevin Drum at the Washington Monthly, and The Carpetbagger Report put a lot of effort into tracking the political theater and journalism’s response (or lack there of) to it. What I’ve realized in the past week or so is that I keep logging in expecting to see the following:
The Bush administration is criminal and the only option left is to remove them from office.
At this point, what is left to say? Either you think outing an undercover CIA agent for political purposes is acceptable or you don’t. Either you think firing Republican attorney generals because they weren’t prosecuting bogus voter fraud cases in key political states is acceptable or you don’t. Either you think commuting the sentence of a man who lied about and obstructed an investigation into your administration is acceptable or you don’t. Either you think starting a war based on intentionally inaccurate intelligence reports is acceptable or you don’t. Either you think forbidding former white house employees from testifying before congress, as they are legally obligated to do, is acceptable or you don’t.
At this point, how much more evidence needs to be accumulated for average Americans to see the reality: the Bush administration breaks the law for political purposes and has rigged the department of justice so that it cannot be held accountable.
I know a lot of people feel like there is nothing they can do about it, and this is where I have the biggest disagreement with my fellow citizens.
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, if only a tenth of those who feel he should be impeached made that clear to the people who are in a position to do something about it, Democrat or Republican, it would be an unprecedented instance of political involvement.
I don’t think it would be possible for a congressperson, again, regardless of political affiliation, to ignore ten percent of the Americans who believe the President is a criminal and should be impeached.
That would mean ten million Americans would write their congressperson and spell out the reality of the situation as they see it. That would mean an overwhelming influx of reality to people who seem hell bent on ignoring it.
I don’t think we can any longer afford to ignore it. I think 16 more months is too long to wait.
Perhaps I am in the minority in terms of how to approach the democratic crisis we now face, but I know I am not in the minority of those who feel that Bush and Cheney should be gone.
I think we can do something about it.
comments
Do you read Firedoglake? I agree, I think we can do something about it. FDL is great about supplying phone numbers, addresses, email@s.
thanks, dglen. I will check them out.