Creating a Wave for Impeachment

The deadline is quickly passing in most states to create a new party for the mid-term elections. Perhaps the frustration level is just not great enough as yet. I think many are hoping for the Democrats to win the House and possibly the Senate this year. If that were enough to avoid two years of George Bush I would be pleased. However, I do not believe it is, despite what Thomas Mann says in Sunday's Washington Post (For Democrats, Wave is Building).

In the House, the way redistricting has occurred will keep most incumbants in office. The author shouldn't be so dismissive of the gerrymander argument, or of the Republican's ability to demagog gay marriage, partial birth abortion and stem cell research. Unless the Democrats explain these issues to the voters in a way that does not offend them, the wave will break before it gets to the shore.

If major change does not happen in the House, few Republican Senators will switch to a new centrist party and stand against the President and Vice President in an impeachment trial. Until they do, impeachment is a non-starter.

So America, this is your last chance in '06. Join now or endure two more years of war in Iraq and domestic spying at home.