To Impeach or Not To Impeach?

Yeah, that's the question allright. So, what's the answer? Who would it help more? The Republicans or the Democrats?

President Bush's approval rating has been shown to be anywhere from 32-36%. Vice President Cheney's approval rating has been even lower than that. Last I saw, it was at 18%. About one in every two Americans believes Donald Rumsfeld should resign. Karl Rove could be indicted any day now. Others have already had charges pressed against them. With mid-term elections coming up, it's very important from the Republicans' standpoint, to start getting more approval up top. If Bush and Cheney are still around 35% and 20% (I'm even rounding up there), it'll be very difficult for the Republicans to maintain control of both the House and the Senate. If that's the case, it'll be a very tough final two years in Bush's presidency (if they haven't been tough enough as it is).

So, here's how I see it. If and only if Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld left office, would it help the Republicans right now. Because, if Bush is impeached, who's next in line? Cheney and he has an even lower approval rating than Bush. If they were all removed, though, then who knows, Condoleeza Rice may be next in line and while the public isn't totally supportive of her, they're a lot more supportive of her than Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld. So, in that remote possibility, it may actually help the Republicans and their chances of at least controlling one of the two seats in Congress.

What Democrats may want is for the impeachment (if there is one) to happen after the mid-term elections. The longer Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld stick around, the more likely it'll be for the Democrats to take control of either the House or the Senate (potentially both). But, again, even after the mid-terms, if Cheney sticks around and Bush is impeached, what good have we done there? I guess it's better to only have one of the two there, but still, it's scary to imagine Cheney up there and being president, isn't it?

While, I think the "supposed" investigations should be moving at a quicker pace, I'm honestly quite surprised that members of the GOP aren't pressing this issue a little more, because they have a lot more to lose from Bush sticking around than do the Democrats. The Republicans currently have both seats in Congress and could potentially lose both due to the public's low approval of Bush and his Administration.