OTHER PEOPLE'S AGENDAS. Ok, going back a bit to another presser today: In her first press conference since the Democrats won the majority in the House, presumed Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi today smacked around Rep. John Conyers of Detroit, who has called for the impeachment of President Bush. Asked whether or not the Democrats would pursue impeachment, Pelosi said unequivocally, "Impeachment is off the table." Making a distinction between the Democrats at large and those who have called for impeachment, the prospective speaker suggested that "such actions" are the priorities of individuals, but "they are not our priorities." "Democrats are not about getting even; Democrats are about helping the American people get ahead," Pelosi said. Now, I'm not advocating the immediate convening of impeachment hearings, but to simply take impeachment -- of a president who never deserved it more -- off the table is to deny the American people the ultimate mechanism of presidential accountability. I mean, who knows what next this clown will pull?
--Adele M. Stan
