Politically Explosive Issue of Impeachment Peeks Meekly From Shadows

In the typical non-threatening manner of today's liberal, a major Democrat, Sen. Russ Feingold spoke publicly for the first time about holding President Bush accountable for the extra-legal NSA warrantless spying.

Feingold, speaking in Vermont, measured his words carefully:

"I think there is an orderly and dignified way to find out what happened," said Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. "And, if there was a legal violation there needs to be accountability ... you can't put the cart before the horse, but I would not rule out any form of accountability."

That would include impeachment, Feingold told reporters.

If this is as tough as the Democrats are willing to talk about Bush's abuse of power, it's going to be a long three-plus years we will be forced to keep enduring the ridicule of the civilized world.

Weaseling words like this probably means that if Mr. Bush uses the tried and true "terrorism, dead bodies, 9-11, freedom hatin' Muslims" excuse, then Sen. Feingold will give the administration a pass.

Feingold wouldn't want the voting public to think he is soft on national security, after all.

But wait, there may be some hope:

In Burlington, Feingold, who is about to become a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he was skeptical of Bush's defense of the secret spying and wiretapping. Bush has claimed that the president has the power, during a time of war, to enact such secret programs...

"I think [Bush] probably broke the law here, but we need to know why they did it this way and what the legal justifications were, and then we need to determine what kind of accountability will occur if laws were broken," said Feingold.

Nope, sounds like more weaseling.

Rep. Bernie Sanders, the legendary Vermont independent, speaking at the same venue, was more fearless in his criticism of the administration:

Sanders said that is because Republicans in Congress have largely ignored their responsibility to oversee the actions of the administration.

"What the current administration is scared of," said Sanders, is losing GOP control of either the House, the Senate or both. Because, if that happens, he predicted, "there will be hearings to ask some of the fundamental questions about the Bush administration's actions that have not been asked in five years."

If they are smart, the Democrats will realize how pissed off the real Americans, the "don't tread on me" liberty-loving people, are at Bush and his whole administration.

Perhaps that will embolden the currently spineless Dems to speak truth to power, and to hell with the consequences.