Impeach Bush now

Even a month ago, I was content to let the electoral system punish President George W. Bush for his incompetence in prosecuting the war in Iraq. Let him deal with more Democrats than he bargained for after the 2006 midterm elections, I thought. That would sufficiently punish him for his failures; anything more would set a dangerous precedent discouraging future presidents from launching big endeavors that might not work.

Oh, what a difference a few weeks have made! Now, I say, impeach and remove this dangerous man. Bush’s profane abuses of his office cannot stand before history as acceptable behavior in a president.

Why have I resolved thusly?

First, indications have accumulated Bush indeed condones torture of detainees, despite his pleas to the contrary. The military has used doctors to exploit detainees’ weaknesses and monitor their health during harsh interrogations, which participants have said leave the subjects injured or, sometimes, dead. A doctor who investigated the abuse reports:

“The range of interrogation techniques, or abuse techniques, is pretty much the whole array of usual stuff that happens in countries that...