Millions of Peaches.

The case for impeachment against George Bush and Dick Cheney is incredibly strong yet incredibly unlikely. They've mismanaged an illegal war, lied to the American public, displayed incompetence in the reconstruction efforts of Afghanistan, Iraq, and New Orleans, among other things, all leading to dismally low approval numbers. (Sidenote, those 27-31% of people who approve of Bush's job performance, must really, really, really suck at theirs.) The Washington Post ran a great series of articles chronicling Dick Cheney's abuse of power and stranglehold on Beltway insiders.

If impeachment charges were brought against this administration, I think you would be really surprised as to who would not vote for it - every Republican (except Chuck Hagel) and Presidential Candidate/Junior Senator from NY, Hilary Clinton. If Bush and Cheney were ousted, Congress will hand the first female presidency to Nancy Pelosi. (She's third in line as Speaker of the House). Republicans don't want to hand the White House over to a Democrat, as it is. But to a woman? The only other vagina from California that frightens them more is her.

Republicans want to show that this administration is not the norm as far as Republicans go, which is why they will be positioning themselves farther and farther away as November ‘08 gets closer and closer. And for Hilary? If Nancy Pelosi becomes president she would steal all of the anticipation and excitement that the Clinton campaign is trying to build with the American public.

For Republicans, this could actually be a blessing in disguise. If they gave Pelosi the presidency, they could lay blame for the country’s problems on a female Democrat in the White House. If she does well, she will most likely run for election in the presidential campaign, pitting her against Hilary. Either way, this keeps the Clintons out of the White House – which is ultimately what Republicans want.