Impeachment of Dick Cheney

Thanks to Bruce for pointing this out.

[Update: I found this cartoon on Slate.com, it nails it on the head.]

A former Reagan, as in Ronald Reagan, aide Bruce Fein has written an editorial on why Cheney needs to be impeached.

It should be breath taking that a Republican is calling for the impeachment of the Emperor, excuse me Vice-President, but let's face facts the VP has been performing "high crimes and misdemeanors" for several years now. No bid war contracts to Halliburton come immediately to mind.

Fein lays out several reasons for Cheney's impeachment, but he seems to focus on King George's relenting of his responsibilities to Cheney for most of the reason for the need to impeach him.

But the unwritten note here is that a shift in national sentiment, and control of the Congress hasn't really brought up the idea of impeachment. The mayor of Salt Lake is a noted exception to this. Bloggers of certain stripes of course have been calling for the impeachment of both Bush and Cheney for a long time.

But when a Republican writes that the VP needs to go, that really shows just how impotent our Congress has become.

It's no secret that Cheney thinks that the laws of the land don't apply to him. I just wish that those in Congress would remember the power that is given them and use it for the good of the country.

Remember those of you Democrats that were new elected in November, we put you there for a reason. This article should give you both pause and a purpose.