Impeachment!

Dennis Kucinich just submitted the Articles of Impeachment against President Bush. How exactly is this not newsworthy enough to be covered? I haven't seen anything about it anywhere, in any major news outlet whatsoever.

Okay, I'm so totally not one of those people who believe in a media conspiracy, one way or another. I'm actually a member of the media-- I'm a journalist, and I know that I never slant or leave out anything because of my political beliefs. Neither do other journalists I know; it's just something we don't do, mostly because we think of ourselves as professionals who must stay neutral and fair. We may snort or roll our eyes while writing a story or driving to an interview, but our coverage is honest and equal. My minor in American Politics at Vassar was basically a minor in Media Politics, because most of my classes focused on that particular aspect. And I know enough now that I usually assert the absence of a bias, liberal or conservative, in the media.

But right now, for the first time, I'm a little skeptical.

Sure, Kucinich is a leftist, and is often mocked for his short stature and his radical politics. But he did just officially submit these articles, and they are going to be brought before Congress. That's a big deal, whether or not you take Kucinich seriously.

When those same articles were brought against Bill Clinton, it was all the media could talk about. Why aren't they reporting this stuff now? The charges against Clinton involved lying about sex; the charges against Bush involve lying about war, propaganda, and tyranny. Which one is more serious, d'you think?

Check out this video, which shows Mr. Kucinich presenting the articles to the House. Please note what rude asshats the Representatives are all being at the beginning of the video, as they seem to initially refuse to come to order. I suppose I'm speaking specifically of the Republican contingent, which seems to persist in speaking (more accurately, yelling) out of turn like the hooligans they, for the most part, always are.