The Impeachment Clock

My friend, The City Troll, from Philadelphia has been chiding me because my new found day job has taken me away from my blogging. Okay, Troll, here's a story from your own backyard, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It seems your Republican member of the House of Representatives, Michael G. Fitzpatrick, is up for re-election this November. Well, Rob Kall has a suggestion for Congressman Fitzpatrick (How One Moderate, Honest Republican in Congress Can Save His Job and The Nation, OpEdNews.com, May 5, 2006) that I fully endorse.

If Fitzpatrick actually did something with major courage, and became the first Republican to join the 36 Democrats calling for impeachment hearings, he'd just about guarantee that he'd keep his job, unless he's depending on the right wing extremists in his party for his funding. Maybe he can make it as a new breed of Republican - one who responds to what is actually happening in this country and acts with responsibility, holding the President and Vice president accountable for their impeachable crimes.

Ironically, if he takes the first step and then other honest Republicans face the facts that they are supporting a pair of criminals, maybe he will be joined by other honest Republicans. Maybe there will be other Republicans who will show that they have some honor. If even one Republican signs on to the impeachment bill, that should shame a slew of Democrats to take the leap.

Before we know it, the number of Democrats supporting impeachment may even exceed the number not supporting it. And the number of Republicans supporting it might take on double digits. Once that happens the mainstream media will be forced to spend a LOT of time on impeachment. They will have to spend more time on the issues, on the accusations that the progressives have been talking about and complaining that the mainstream media have been ignoring.

On the other hand, we haven't seen one honest Republican appear in 140 days, so maybe the term "honest Republican" really is an oxymoron.