Of Course

impeachment of Bush and Cheney would be the height of idiocy. The votes aren't there, and, as Tomasky points out, many Democrats are from red areas, and they can't possibly go too far to the left and get re-elected.

That's also why Democratic senators seemingly "caved" over the spying bill. Almost all of those senators who voted for the bill, with an exception or two like Dianne Feinstein, were from red states.

The problem with many on the "left" is they don't understand most people don't think like them, and they also don't understand the Democratic Party isn't monolithic.

Furthermore, any impeachment effort would be seen as blatantly political. And you know what? Democratic presidents would be impeached over and over again, just as Bill Clinton was impeached over nothing, as an act of revenge.

Finally, Bush and Cheney, though they will be out of office (unless they decide to suspend the Constitution and remain in charge indefinitely) in 2009, make a good campaign issue in the upcoming elections. Why the hell would Democrats spoil a good thing?