A bold yet doomed move...

The Washington Post reported today that Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich has introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney. Read the full transcript of his announcement here, in which, interestingly enough, he began by quoting one of my favorite, and one of the most powerful statements, in the Declaration of Independence: 

We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that, among these, are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; that, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the government; and, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it.

As much as I'd like to see Dick Cheney slapped in irons and given a room with some of his partners in fiendishness, namely serial murderers, I don't see anything coming from Kucinich's article of impeachment. There are few in Congress with the guts to stand up to Cheney's incredible disregard for the Constitution.

One thing I think we can count on, much like his friend in crime, Donald Rumsfeld, Cheney may well find it difficult to travel in Europe when his term is up. Rumsfeld reportedly "fled" France after being faced with possible arrest over American policies regarding torture and Abu Ghraib prison.

Here's hoping he gives international travel a shot and the France does what America lacks the fortitude to do, lock up the wretched scumbag. I'm pretty sure I can collect enough for a nice trip to Paris for him... and if Bush will accompany him, hell, I'll consider mortgaging my house to pay for the trip. The French will apparently pick up their room and board...

In a poignant statement, activist Tanguy Richard said:

Rumsfeld must be feeling how Saddam Hussein felt when US forces were hunting him down. He may never end up being hanged like his old friend, but he must learn that in the civilized world, war crime doesn’t pay.

A toast of the bubbly to activist Richard... Here's a link to his blog "Why Travel to France?"