Fair enough. But something tells me if we dug into Herr Fischer's past with the same prying eyes Mr. Gore's team dug into Mr. Bush's, you'll find evidence that he was both.

I would say there's a difference between crimes of stupidity and crimes of violence, but as you point out, which truly is worse? The more I think about it, the less sure I am

Anyway, the thread is about why Bush hasn't had to resign, and I believe Gawain & others have done a good job explaining our impeachment process. Not to imply that our current president should face it, as while I might question his judgement at times, that's not an impeachable offense, but...

There is a striking difficulty with the impeachment process in that if the majority power holds both the presidency and the House (never mind the Senate) there's slim chance of getting one. If the majority party holds the Senate, as opposed to the House, there's slim chance for the impeachment to be successfully prosecuted. As we don't form coalition governments, we have no equivalent of a 'confidence vote'.