Representative Robert Wexler of Florida recently co-wrote an op-ed that you'd think would get the country talking -- he and two other Democrats on the House judiciary committee called for the start of impeachment hearings against Dick Cheney. But even carrying a cogent argument for challenging Cheney's abuse of power, the trio couldn't get space from any major newspapers.
So Wexler did what any good politician would: start a cleverly named website drumming up support. On a conference call with progressive bloggers today, Wexler expressed hope that thousands of liberal voters would sign on to a pro-impeachment petition that he could show to fellow Democrats.
I want to say to my colleagues, Don't you believe that it's a fringe, marginal group of people. This is mainstream Democrats. It's mainstream Americans.
