Dems need a backbone implant

President Bush's approval ratings are at a new low of 29%. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa) has called for hearings on the NSA's phone snooping. John Murtha has been traveling the country to tell us why he was wrong to support the Iraq war, (see a video of his appearance in Evanston here). and there is a nationwide campaign to put the House of Representatives back into Democratic hands.

So Nancy Pelosi, (D. Cal.), House Minority Leader, says that impeachment is "off the table."
Her focus on energy policy is admirable. Still, does she not get the connection between our energy policy and the needless death and destruction in Iraq? Could she at least keep the option open? It's a bit odd, I think, that Bush can't rule out a nuclear attack on Iran, but Pelosi's strongest statement is that you never know where an investigation might lead...

It would be so much more helpful to let the administration know that we will not tolerate its disregard of the law, for the suffering of others and for the deaths its lies have caused. We ought to let her know, don't you think?