Impeachment may be foolhardy, but there are things Congress can do instead

I've been reading a bit about the prospects for impeachment of George II and his President of Vice. As well and truly they deserve it (and more), it isn't likely to happen. And that is a shame, but we can't let it stop us from doing something about the causes that led us to this juncture.

( Here's why... )

So yes, there is a lot of work to do. As much as I'd like to see Bush treated like the criminal he appears to be, there are practical reasons to let the investigation take its course while placing most of the effort into stopping the bad behavior that got the administration into hot water in the first place and undoing the damage that bad behavior has wrought.

What the acronym ROFLPIMP was invented for

The Stephanie Miller Show "Stand-Up News" 11/10/2006: the new "Burns and Allen" (outgoing Senators Conrad "Excellent" Burns and George "Macaca" Allen); Stephanie's crew go behind the scenes at Rev. Ted Haggard's "conversion therapy"; and Kim Jong-Il rants about losing his simple pleasures imported from Japan, like Kikkoman soy sauce.

This all reminds me of an exchange on soc.motss, as lovingly preserved by Jess Anderson at the Soc.Motss Quotations Page:
Gloating and schadenfreude are two forms of enjoyment that are indeed unseemly.
(Brian Vogel)
Only if you get caught at it.
(Gwendolyn Dean)
Sort of like animal husbandry, no?
(Mike McManus)