I would have disagreed with this diary, saying that impeachment would be political suicide by the Democrats. Now? I'm not so sure. I think we may get pretty close to impeachment by the time all of the investigations are over, though.

And I hope that the Dems show some guts on this if that's where the investigations lead.

Mark my words, impeachment won't see the light of day with the irresponsible crew on the Hill now.  Who has the guts???

Right now the administration can be easily accused of incompetence, but the blatant criminality is still a matter of debate.  You can't impeach a public official simply because he is a very poor manager.

I agree that the Clinton impeachments were counter-productive and ill-advised (most Americans would agree with this).  And I would also agree that Bush's actions are much more damaging.  The question is still an open one: Has G.W. Bush been directly involved in criminal activity?  I think there's probably a fair amount of circumstantial evidence for a charge right now, but no hard evidence.

It would not be too much of a stretch that he has broken his oath to defend and protect the Constitution or that he has gone beyond his scope of authority by recklessly sending our troops to Iraq when the terrorists are in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan.

Moreover, the no-bid contracts literally equate to the robbery of our tax dollars.

I don't think one would have too far to dig to see that the adminstration has broken our trust as well as the law.

This time it really is an elephant, but the old phrase still holds true and I like the strategy.
Although the D's hold the Senate, it is shy of the 60 needed votes to help the House. If they can get a high non-binding resolution it is the first step before the hearings. When the escalation fails and the results of the hearings are laid on the table, it is just liable to be the first woman President is before the 08 election.
One bite at a time.

this Congress is struggling to make up for lost time by addressing myriad pressing issues from Iraq to minimum wage to universal health care.  Sure, in my fantasy world Bush and Cheney both get indicted and get what's coming to them, but the fact is that impeachment proceedings are not only very divisive (nothing will make the Repubs close ranks like a frontal assault on Dubya), but they are enormously time-consuming, costly, and labor intensive (both Congresspeople and their staffs would have to be involved in the process to the detriment of everything else striving for their attention).  The news shows would be totally focused on the impeachment and not the war, the contractor abuses, universal health insurance, or income inequality.  The defense would state that the Democrats are blaming Bush for their failings in agreeing to a war which they now repudiate.  Let's not forget that the Dems have the smallest of margins in the Senate, and it could easily be tilted right back to the Repubs if Tim Johnson has a setback or decides to retire. 

The impeachment proceedings against Clinton were not only terribly costly, divisive, and time consuming, but they detracted our attention from the growing threat of terrorism.  We were all looking at the stain on the dress instead of focusing on a mortal threat.