He's been shifting the blame like that all along. Last I heard, what has just been 'leaked' (maybe 'reported'?) is indeed an impeachable offense, and, indeed, the main person involved in impeaching Clinton has said that Bush should also be impeached. Which, from my point of view, is only sense, but from the point of view of party politics is pretty strong.
I have hope. I think the polls respond most to disasters where people can see suffering they can relate to - wars some, the betrayal of an individual with a name and a face and a history quite a bit, natural disasters much more. I know about the spying and I'm utterly outraged, but I'm not personally scared, hurt, or even enraged. Maybe if there were 'human interest' stories about the people who have been hurt by this new crime, it would affect the polls.
But in the mean time, the law is *slightly* less human-interest oriented than individuals/polls are: whether his polls rise a bit or not, he can and should and I devoutly hope will still be impeached.
If he manages to retain the presidency after being impeached, that's when I'm going to lock myself in a small room and refuse to come out until there's a presidential election I can vote in.
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Date: 2005-12-20 04:36 pm (UTC)I have hope. I think the polls respond most to disasters where people can see suffering they can relate to - wars some, the betrayal of an individual with a name and a face and a history quite a bit, natural disasters much more. I know about the spying and I'm utterly outraged, but I'm not personally scared, hurt, or even enraged. Maybe if there were 'human interest' stories about the people who have been hurt by this new crime, it would affect the polls.
But in the mean time, the law is *slightly* less human-interest oriented than individuals/polls are: whether his polls rise a bit or not, he can and should and I devoutly hope will still be impeached.
If he manages to retain the presidency after being impeached, that's when I'm going to lock myself in a small room and refuse to come out until there's a presidential election I can vote in.