An Exercise in Futility

You knew it was possible, and, as Michelle Malkin points out, some Dems are going to grab the reins of government toward what noble task? That's right: Impeachment!

The impeachment drumbeat begins

Apparently, some former Representative from Brooklyn is putting out a book that gives four possible issues by which Bush could be impeached:

1. Lying about weapons of mass destruction to justify invading Iraq (except that witnesses who will be called to testify that their belief at that time that Iraq had WMD's will include Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, Tony Blair, etc...)

2. Allowing the torture of prisoners (unless making people feel sad, uncomfortable, or frightened is torture, this approach is a non-starter)

3. Leaking classified information (on what? who? Is this a dig at the long-disposed of and discredited Valerie Plame incident? Either way, there's no "there" there, as it were. And I'm aware of no allegation that even suggests that GWB was himself behind any such real or imagined act.)

4. Botching the federal response to Hurricane Katrina (while I have no first hand knowledge of how well or how poorly the federal government "responded" to HK -- although it should be pointed out that there are some people who are still living in government-provided housing -- "botching" something is hardly a criminal act. If incompetence were a crime, Jimmy Carter would be serving a life sentence!)

It's number 4 in particular that makes me realize the person who put forward these suggestions is a particularly unserious individual and borderline kooky.

But, we knew it would happen... and even though it would be an exercise in futility, it can at least be said that exercise is good for you!