I remember a friend discussing a fencing bout of "sword and flexible parry weapon" where her opponent used a large, stuffed duck as the latter. My friend fiercely attacked the big duck bouncing mockingly in front of her, and was prompty gacked by the fencer behind it.
Your proposal is very satisfying, but I'm not certain how constructive it is. I think it's unlikely that the Republican leadership in the congress can be convinced to impeach Bush, even over the wiretapping, because it would damage their party too much by extension. Much more likely is a quiet deal (with his inner circle, if not him directly) to back off from anything that could become an embarassing revelation in return for not pushing embarassing investigations or leglislative reversals. Ala the whole torture thing with McCain. For many Republicans who backed Bush through his second election soley because having "Republican" on the door looked like it would help their personal long term ambitions, he's just as useful (probably more so) if he spends the next few years provoking progressives but otherwise warming his seat and not causing substantial controversy.
In which case, the much more pressing issue is the (increasingly mis-named) long game: who do we want to replace Bush? What could we do to move the Republican party more toward its moderates? And, lest we get too tied to Republican bashing, how do we make sure we don't end up with an Imperial Executivist Democrat? He's riding on some very pervasive memes that go beyond his personal charisma, and attacking the the man is only useful if it contributes to, instead of distracting from, attacking what's behind him.
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Date: 2005-12-20 07:49 pm (UTC)Your proposal is very satisfying, but I'm not certain how constructive it is. I think it's unlikely that the Republican leadership in the congress can be convinced to impeach Bush, even over the wiretapping, because it would damage their party too much by extension. Much more likely is a quiet deal (with his inner circle, if not him directly) to back off from anything that could become an embarassing revelation in return for not pushing embarassing investigations or leglislative reversals. Ala the whole torture thing with McCain. For many Republicans who backed Bush through his second election soley because having "Republican" on the door looked like it would help their personal long term ambitions, he's just as useful (probably more so) if he spends the next few years provoking progressives but otherwise warming his seat and not causing substantial controversy.
In which case, the much more pressing issue is the (increasingly mis-named) long game: who do we want to replace Bush? What could we do to move the Republican party more toward its moderates? And, lest we get too tied to Republican bashing, how do we make sure we don't end up with an Imperial Executivist Democrat? He's riding on some very pervasive memes that go beyond his personal charisma, and attacking the the man is only useful if it contributes to, instead of distracting from, attacking what's behind him.