Or is this Nancy's way of showing how seriously she doesn't take the impeachment bill? I agree, this is Nancy's F-U directed at Wexler.

Jesus. I'm a huge proponent of impeaching this bunch of criminals. But this speech actually took place--after this GIANT petition drive--with little audience, a half-hour after everyone else leaves? Late at night? And there's little audience but that smiling Nancy?

I didn't notice that everyone left.  Did you watch the cspan coverage?  Did you hear the people in the gallery applauding and being told to stop? I guess you didn't hear athe same thing I heard.  Rat?  What are you talking about?

If there isn't a rat than at the very least Wexler needs a far far better PR/media team. I mean, come on!

I'm thinking that members of the House had to wait until after all voting was done on scheduled legislation for the day before making their individual cases for future business.  It is too bad that it couldn't have happened earlier in the day, and that members of the House left right after all the voting was finished.

But then it's too bad impeachment didn't happen earlier in this millenium, and that members of the House have their priorities so screwed up.

I'm willing to give Wexler a chance - today was just his statement to the House and the country on the business he intends to address in his committee.

When people and Congress called for the Nixon impeachment, it was reported in Lamestream Media.  Back in those days media actually reported news.  Some were even responsible for public information - I watched the entire Iran-Contra hearings in primetime afternoon hours in the mid-80s; soap operas were pre-empted.  Nowadays Lamestream Media is in the business of infotainment... and if they don't talk about any "controversial" topics - like impeachment - the sin of omission means no one will talk about it, and few will realize there are others "out there" who are just as anxious to proceed with impeachment as we are.

The Sins of Omission on the part of Lamestream Media teleprompter readers and the endless drivel talked about by political bobbleheads directs the attention of sheeple away from anything remotely "controversial" like the lies and war crimes of Dickie and Georgie, like protest marches against their illegal war and torture, like calls for impeachment.  The fact that polls have shown that over 70% of us KNOW impeachable offenses have been committed is totally overlooked in favor of staged "controversies" the bobbleheads and teleprompter readers (aka 'news' ancors) talk about as "important."  Multitasking is out of their realm of ability.  Lots of business got done while people were talking about impeachment during the Nixon years and while Clinton was being impeached.

To say there are 'more important' things for Congress to do is disingenuous and a blatant lie; nothing is more important than our Constitution!

Oh, and I share your concerns for reasons previously stated in other Wexler diaries over the last few weeks.  I think that's because before election day '06 my Dem Rep signed on to Conyers' impeachment of Bush, I voted for my Rep again - he's been in office for years - and by Feb. '07 he'd suddenly changed his mind about impeachment, they 'had more important things to do,' 'feared Republican backlash,' and Conyers had tabled his impeachment papers of Georgie.  I feel like I was snookered into voting for my Rep again, and I feel like a chump for having forgiven his other dumbass votes 'cuz he'd signed on as a co-sponsor to impeach Georgie, so that's why I voted for him.  He recently voted for H. Res. 847, so now I'm wondering if he's losing his mind, too, and I think he should retire at the end of this current term.

We've been snookered before by being terribly supportive of Congress Critters only to have them turn around and capitulate on important legislation; it's become an irritating habit since the SCOTUS decision of 2000.  Some have even sent them lots of money (I don't do that; they don't deserve money until AFTER they do their jobs, and right now they're not even earning their salaries, so I refuse to send extra money).

After normal business has gaveled out, anyone who has requested time can get up and say anything. No real votes or motions can be entertained during this free speech time.

I understand the Republicans bugging out, but the democrats?? Does Cheney have something on Pelosi and Reid that we don't know about? Or is it simply a Neville Chamberlin attempt not to rock the boat duing the primaries? I'm beginning to think that maybe Ralph Nader was right in his observation that there is little difference between the two parties.