The oath.

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Nope, not a thing in there about "saving American lives." In fact, as too many Presidents in our history have sadly discovered, sometimes preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution requires the sacrifice of lives.

Whatever his reason, there is no excuse. I've tended to ignore most of the "impeach Bush" chatter, but this could be a turning point.

The President is a criminal, confessed and at large, and his crimes are a specific violation of his oath of office. Impeach the President?

Certainly, they should. Now, maybe, just maybe, they actually could, if some slight number of Republicans in Congress are willing to uphold their oaths.

Maybe. Just maybe.


(By the way, if you don't already read Matthew Gross, his work on this story is a good reason to start.)