Why Bush & Cheney Impeachment is Unlikely

I think Nancy Pelosi has been held back by the Democratic National Party from starting impeachment proceedings against Bush and Cheney.

Why, you ask? Bear with me.

If both Bush and Cheney were found to be guilty after their impeachment, Speaker Pelosi would become the country's first female president.

Unelected.

And, with less than 2 years left in the office, she could be re-elected to 2 more full terms. So many Democrats have spent and raised so much money so early to try to be the party's next candidate. If Ms. Pelosi were suddenly president, she would be the presumptive candidate (assuming she did as well as president as she is doing as speaker). Wouldn't that just throw all the current posturing and posing into a morass of anger and hurt.

We all know Hill has been planning to be the first woman president since before Billy got elected. Imagine her thoughts if Ms. Pelosi beat her to it through the impeachment process! In the meantime, a new VP would have to be appointed, changing the heir candidate presumptive for the next 3 election cycles (assuming Ms. Pelosi won in 2008, and why wouldn't she? she has been better at diplomacy in the Middle East in one trip than Bush ever thought to be in 6 years).

It boggles the mind. Somehow, I can't imagine the Democratic Party looking forward to that. I am surmising that Speaker Pelosi has been handed the script. I certainly hope I am wrong, and only history will prove it one way or another, but it makes for interesting thoughts, does it not?