For at least four years, there have been calls for the impeachment of both Bush and Cheney. Although it has rarely been polled, those polls that have been done find support for impeachment proceedings to be in the 40% to 50% range... very strong support for something that is almost never discussed on the media. The most recent numbers I found are from an Ipsos poll from last year.The poll interviewed 1,001 U.S. adults on October 6-9.

The poll found that 50% agreed with the statement:

"If President Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq, Congress should consider holding him accountable by impeaching him."

44% disagreed, and 6% said they didn't know or declined to answer. The poll has a +/- 3.1% margin of error.

Among those who felt strongly either way, 39% strongly agreed, while 30% strongly disagreed.

This was before the recent release of documents proving that Bush absolutely did lie about his justifications for the war. So what are we afraid of?

I firmly believe that the impeachment of George W. Bush must occur. Prosecuting crimes cannot be done on an arbitrary basis, pursued only when it is convenient or 'pragmatic'. If the multiple crimes of this administration are allowed to stand, it will leave a festering wound in the body politic of this nation that will never heal. The infection must be treated, for if it is not, more opportunistic pathologies will take advantage of the weakened state of the host.

I urge everyone to call Rep. Kucinich today and thank him for moving forward with this most important action. Call your Reps and Senators as well, and tell them to support Rep. Kucinich.

I hesitated to put this up today because I must leave for work now, and I hate to put up a diary and not be able to respond to the comments, but this is too important, and there is no diary on this right now.

Currently there is a diary on the recommended list titled "It's a Tie" which is being met with almost universal scorn. It apparently took only ten recs to get this diary 'recommended'. Instead of wasting time in the flame / snark war in that thread, I propose we replace it with something else with out substance, but that is not fueling the flames of discord. Let's hit shuffle!! Ten recs will get this on the list, 15 or so should push "It's a Tie" off!

UPDATE X 1; Hey!! It worked!! Thanks for all the recs!! I must go to work now, so I will leave you all to your musical day dreaming... UPDATE X 2; You folks have great taste in music!! I'm glad I could put a little fun in everyone's day... 4 hours, 160 comments, no TRs or flame wars. So, seriously, may I have my mojo returned now?

It's time to take a break from all the bickering. Turn on your ipod, (or zune or whatever),  hit shuffle, and report the first ten songs that play. It's simple, it's fun, and you just might find some new music to groove to. Just follow the simple rules.

Hey, theres gotta be rules!!

It's time to take a break from all the bickering. Turn on your ipod, (or zune or whatever),  hit shuffle, and report the first ten songs that play. It's simple, it's fun, and you just might find some new music to groove to. Just follow the simple rules.

Hey. there's gotta be rules!!

Rule number one; Faithfully report the first ten songs that come up on random play. No Cheating! Maybe you forgot there was a copy of "Afternoon Delight" buried in the thousands of tracks on your ipod - well, tough titties, bucko! We all have skeletons in our ipods - embrace them

Rule number two; Obey rule number one.

And now for my 'top ten':

1) Lipstick Vogue, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, This Years Model
    Off to a good start! I have always considered Costello to be my generations Dylan.  
    A brilliant lyricist and a musical chameleon.

2) Ordinary Life, Van Morrison, Hymns to the Silence
    My favorite album by Van, but not my favorite cut.

3) Are Everything, the Buzzcocks, A Different kind of Tension
    I've always felt The Buzzcocks never got the recognition they deserved. I'll
    admit their music hasn't aged well, however.

4) Heartbeat, The Psychedelic Furs, Mirror Moves
    My ipod seems stuck in the '80s today. Well, if you are going to be stuck in
    the '80's, get stuck with the furs... I love Richard Butler's voice. Utterly devoid
    of any subtlety, yet melodic as hell. Great performers, too

5) One to One, Joe Jackson, Beat Crazy
    Really, I do own music from other decades. Really.

6) Triumph, Generation X, Perfect Hits '75 to '81
    When Billy Idol was a teenager, so was I. 'Kiss Me Deadly' is still one of my faves.

7) Green Eyes, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Boatman's Call
    From what maybe my favorite Nick Cave album, this is one of my least favorite
    cuts from anyone, period. Just grating and annoying.

8) I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You, Tom Waits, Closing Time
    One of the most quintessentially American artists of all time. The
    Bukowski of music. I love this song.

9) Comic Strip, Serge Gainsbourg, Comic Strip
    If you don't know who Serge Gainsbourg is, well... he's a little hard to describe.
    Like Tom Waits as a French surrealist who sings duets with Brigette Bardot.
    Unique, challenging, bizarre.

And finally....

10) We Live as We Dream, Alone; Gang of Four, A Brief History of the 20th Century
      Truly the sound track of my youth, Gang of Four's staccato guitars and                      
      introspective, political lyrics perfectly captured, for me, the zeitgeist of the
      Reagan / Thatcher years.

And there it is. Now it's your turn... No Cheating!

I am one of the many (dozens? hundreds?) who recently had their ability to rate comments and recommend diaries revoked. Like the others, I have no clue as to why this happened, although I agree with other diaries that last week's Bob Johnson diary is the common thread.

"My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub."  Grover Norquist

"The plan would allow motorists to keep anywhere from $40 to $70 of their own money over the summer, and, if successful, could even lead to the gas tax's abolishment."  The American Spectator, 5/7/2008

John McCain's proposal for a three month "gas tax holiday" is one more step towards achieving Mr. Norquist's dream. It should not be seriously considered by anyone who has the best interests of the American public in mind.