Robert Wexler is making the case for putting impeachment on the table, and he makes a good argument.
Here's the link to the Palm Beach Post article.
Some excerpts follow below the bump:
At last week's Palm Beach County Democratic Executive Committee meeting, Wexler took issue with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's declaration that impeachment should be "off the table." And Wexler disputed the notion that impeachment hearings would be a distraction, asserting instead that they would help the Democrats' domestic agenda and lift America's status abroad.
Good on him! He's found the right frame. Further, he makes a compelling case that the best way to get the job the Democrats were elected to do by the people done is to remove obstructions:
"The way we pass stem-cell research, the way we get implemented a children's health care plan, the way we get higher CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standards to bring our energy debacle into a better condition for generations to come is to have impeachment hearings," Wexler said. "Because that'll get the president's eye. That'll get the vice president's eye. That for the first time will show that the Democratic majority is here and that in fact we have the courage of our convictions."
Another good frame. Impeachment will show that the Democrats as a party stand for something and are willing to fight for it. He notes that this fight is what the rest of the world is waiting to see, too. Our soured relations with the rest of the world can begin to be repaired after we remove the obstacles to peace, shared prosperity and justice:
In addition, Wexler continued, hearings would strengthen America's hand in dealings with Iran, China and others. Every day the House Judiciary Committee isn't grilling Cheney is a day world leaders such as Indonesia's Yudhoyono keep their distance, he said. He described Yudhoyono as someone who "wants to be closer to America, but he can't because we are so negatively viewed. Well, let me tell you one more thing those impeachment hearings will do. They will make America more popular."
Thanks for standing up, Mr. Wexler!