Say No to Sycophantism

House Minority Leader Pelosi:

"I said we'd be having hearings on the war, we'd have hearings. But I don't see us going to a place of impeachment," Pelosi said in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press. "Investigation does not equate to impeachment. Investigation is the requirement of Congress. It is about checks and balances." [Full Story]

Checks and balances? I thought that phrase was antiquated! Perhaps Ms. Pelosi has forgotten that the cool thing to talk about these days is the limitless power of the executive branch and the servile nature of the U.S. Congress. On a more serious note, I think democrats should be wary of counting their apples so early in the game. Talks of congressional investigations and impeachment will only serve to increase Republican turnout while having no impact on democratic turnout because people who have already decided that this country has had enough of the republicans' horse manure don't need a reassurance that investigations will happen. As far as they're concerned, investigations are inevitable and their current discussion sans a congressional democratic majority is a moot point.