AP:

Nearly half of the US public wants President George W. Bush to face impeachment, and even more favor that fate for Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a poll out Friday.

This isn’t a fucking blowjob we’re talking about here. It’s saving Constitutional government.

The survey by the American Research Group found that 45 percent support the US House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against Bush, with 46 percent opposed, and a 54-40 split in favor when it comes to Cheney.

But Democratic leaders appear unlikely to pursue such a course.

(Funny, that word “leaders,” isn’t it? It’s a particularly vicious and pernicious little authoritarian meme that, like herpes, sneaks in everywhere. It’s used to mean, kinda sorta, “person holding high office,” but because the offices are no longer named, the institution that the offices are part of fall gradually into disrepair and disrepute, and we’re left with fuhrerprinzip, which, in the Bush White House, is the lust that dares not speak its name.)

Anyhow, the question before this house is: Should Bush and/or Cheney be impeached?

And I can see the arguments against—basically, shortening Digby, you’d better make damn sure you get it right if you do it, because the country may not have a second chance—but, since we could get the votes in the House, why not move it to the Senate? The crimes that we know of are bad enough: Who knows what’s going to fall out if we start shaking the tree hard enough?

The question to my mind is this:

What’s the best way to repudiate the criminal Bush regime and begin to restore Constitutional government?

If not impeachment, then what?

Is “elect more Democrats” a good enough answer?

I keep advocating a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (assuming a Democrat is elected in 2008, and then allowed to take office, unlike 2000). Would that work?

If the people lead, will the leaders follow?