Why they haven't impeached: I think it's simple. [View All]

If Clinton hadn't been impeached, if that process hadn't been corrupted into a witch hunt, I believe the House would have impeached. Due to the outcome of that impeachment, they're afraid. They're afraid that impeachment would lead to exoneration in the Senate, and would empower the administration. That's what happened in 1998. Impeaching Clinton actually strenghtened him. They're also afraid of a perceived backlash against dems in 2008. A lot of folks feel that political considerations shouldn't enter into it; that the dems should just do the right thing and impeach. Although I can see that, politics always enters into politics. I'm not offering this as an excuse for their not introducing articles of impeachment, just putting forth what I believe is the reasoning behind the lack of action.

However, I don't think that the refusal to impeach is written in stone. The dems are running a lot of investigations, and I think they're trying to get the majority of the American people on board. The problem is, they're running out of time. If they're going to impeach, they really have to do it within the next few months. Otherwise I can see people saying what the hell, he'll be out of office in a year or anyway.