A Newsweek poll published October 21 found 51 percent of Americans supporting the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

A USA Today/Gallup poll released October 25 showed 51 percent of Americans supporting "major investigations" of the Bush administration's failed policies, including the debacle in Iraq.

Much of that support was generated by books and independent Internet journalism and organizing by the speakers who will participate in a national movement to impeach Bush and Cheney, according to an e-mail press release.

A coalition of national organizations and political leaders will announce plans to mobilize a national movement to impeach Bush and Cheney at a rally Saturday, Nov. 11 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, just across from Independence Hall where the U.S. Constitution was written and signed. The mobilization is being billed as "Impeach For Change."

Speakers will include Elizabeth Holtzman, former Member of Congress, served on the House panel that voted to impeach President Nixon, and author of "The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens"; Cindy Sheehan, Co-Founder of Gold Star Families for Peace; David Swanson, Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet.org and Washington Director of Democrats.com; Tim Carpenter, Director of Progressive Democrats of America; Jodie Evans, Co-Founder of CODE PINK Women for Peace; Bill Perry, Veterans for Peace; and Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com and ImpeachPAC.org. 

Participating organizations include the National Organization for Women, the Hip Hop Caucus, Constitution Summer, and many of the 200 plus organizations in the After Downing Street Coalition.

The speakers will be followed by a discussion of impeachment by prominent bloggers, including Glen Ford (Black Agenda Report), Sally Hemings (Sally Hemings in Paris), Rob Kall (OpEdNews.com), Dave Lindorff (ThisCantBeHappening.net), Martin Longman (BoomanTribune.com), Susie Madrik (Suburban Guerilla), Liza Sabater (Culture Kitchen), and Bob Fertik (Democrats.com).

The Locust Fork News and Journal have long-supported such a movement and an investigation. Now that it is clear that Democrats will take back control of both houses of Congress in January, perhaps the investigation can get underway.

Our position is that a repudiation of an imperial presidency that is above domestic and international law is critical to re-establishing the reputation of the United States around the world.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who is set to become the House Majority Leader, has said impeachment is "off the table." Unless she changes that position, the Democratic Party base will be looking for new leadership in 2008.

And would someone either put a muzzle on Sen. John Kerry or hire him a new writer and tell him to stick to the script? We can't afford any more gaffes from another Massachusetts liberal - if we are going to take back the White House in 2008.