We all know that if we had a president who acted in good faith then we would actively be in a dialogue with all nations that aren't considered an ally. The idea being that when 2 people sit down and crosscheck their versions of the facts then discrepancies can be reconciled and common ground can be established.
If the Democrats in Congress were better diplomats, then they'd be engaged in private chats with every Republican who is against impeaching Bush/Cheney. In those chats they would go over point by point all the clear cut evidence that Bush/Cheney has deliberately flouted the law and endangered the nation, both willfully and through negligence. And then they would remind them that even William Buckley has said that Bush/Cheney should resign.
And if the Democrats in Congress had a better grasp of how much power is in the podium then they'd find a camera somewhere and excoriate any Republican Congressperson who refused to have any such private chat. And they'd explain to the camera the point by point reasons why it's incumbent upon America to IMPEACH.
It's been said 1,000,001 times on Daily Kos that impeachment MUST. BE. INVOKED. Yet, unless the status quo changes, our Democratic leadership is content to just let Bush/Cheney ride out the rest of its term while we continue to accelerte downhill.
Evidently, our leadership thinks that it's not enough that Bush/Cheney deserves impeachment. For impeachment to be considered viable there have to be enough Republicans supporting it.
In other words, since they don't think there's a way, they don't have the will.
So, not withstanding the caliber of most Republicans, the Democrats in Congress no longer have the excuse that they can't invoke impeachment because they don't have the power to get enough Republicans.
They just haven't tried yet.
So, Nancy et al, in case you've been too busy to visit the internet lately, you should be aware that most folks in these parts are very well informed. And us informed folks know that there IS a way, so we will not tolerate an absence of political will to impeach since THERE ARE NO MORE FUCKING EXCUSES NOT TO IMPEACH!