I have to admit, seven years after the events of September 11th, 2001, you get a little complacent.  We had the horror of that day, and then the wars in Afghanistan and then Bush’s war of choice in Iraq.  We have had to deal with war for the last seven years, but without personal sacrifice (Bush told us to “keep shopping”, among other crap).  I admit; I too have become complacent about issues.

I’m on another business trip and get to my hotel late.  I turn on Discovery and find “Flight 93: The Flight that Fought Back” and let it play in the background while I get my stuff ready for tomorrow.  And I listen, and get angrier and angrier.  We all watched in horror that day as we were attacked from within.  The world got caught up in the emotions, and we heard people in Europe declare “today, we are all Americans”.

The horror and anguish of that day is real; it’s raw emotion within us all.  And George W. Bush used that against us.  He declared that he wanted a war with Iraq, and even falsified evidence to get us to support that war.  And yet, five months before he leaves office – with more and more of his lies being exposed – we do nothing.  Our Democratic leaders wait for Bush to be out of office, and hope it doesn’t get any worse.

Bush used us, like a razorblade and mirror in his coke days, and then lied about it – again, like his coke days.  I sincerely hope that once Obama takes office in January, 2009, that on January 21st, 2009, he announces the arrest of Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and others, on war crimes charges.  It is the only thing that will honor the memory of those we lost on 9/11/01, and those soldiers that we have lost in his war of choice in Iraq.

I’m listening to clips of John McCain from my Randi Rhodes podcast and was taken aback.  In his performance at Saddleback, John McCain said, in response to a question about Osama bin Laden:

No one, no one should be allowed to take thousands of American, innocent American lives

Really now, Senator McCain?  Then if that is the case, you just justified the impeachment of George W. Bush.  You see, Senator, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney ordered the forgery of documents that helped lead us to war with Iraq.  Because of their lies, in the face of a prospect of NOT having a war, Bush and Cheney ordered this falsehood to promote their war of choice.  As a result, over 4,000 brave American soldiers have died.

Now why is it we aren’t hearing this quote used to justify impeachment from our Democratic leadership?

This is the single position I can back McCain on!  Of course Pelosi and Reid say that impeachment is off the table (unless we force it back on!).

Okay – as you know, Impeachment has been taken off the table by the Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.  Well, Dennis Kucinich, who wants to put it back ON the table.  Kucinich met an earlier request to get 10,000 signatures on a petition to protect the constitution.  Well now Kucinich is looking to get a million signatures to turn in.  So do your part – go and sign the petition!

And do you want to do something about Pelosi not doing the people’s work?  Well did you know that Cindy Sheehan, professional Peace-Mom, is running for her seat in Congress?  Check her out, and donate!