Censure Bush?

That’s what the AP is reporting that Russ Feingold, the junior senator from Wisconsin, is suggesting. Russ says "The president has broken the law and, in some way, he must be held accountable.”

I agree with that and since it’s unlikely he’s going to get impeached anytime soon, a censure might not be a bad idea IF he’s willing to admit that the spying without a warrant is wrong and promises to make it stop. I figure there's two chances of that happening, slim and none.

Not unexpectedly, the Republicans disagree. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, according to the AP, called the proposal "a crazy political move" that would weaken the U.S. during wartime.

You will notice however that Frist didn’t call the NSA eves dropping legitimate and within the scope of Presidential authority now did he? Frist is no dummy and a statement like that would certainly come back to haunt him.

But Billy baby, how would censuring Bush "weaken the U.S.?" You afraid it's going to distract or demoralize the guys in Iraq? Trust me, they have enough to be demoralized about already with a "Commander-in-Chief" that clearly (a) doesn't know what the hell he's doing and (b) doesn't seem to care much about the safety of the troops while he's doing it.

I like the idea of a censure although I doubt Russ is going to be able to pull it off. At least he’s taking a position. He keeps doing that and they’ll have to kick him out of the Democratic Party. Democrats are only supposed to wring their hands ineffectively these days.