The Sheehanapalooza Returns, And Gets Arrested?

Cindy Sheehan, who vowed to quit the public arena, is not only back in it, but busy getting arrested for disorderly conduct in the process of pushing her "impeachment or else" agenda. She wants House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to begin impeachment proceedings. If Pelosi doesn't comply, Sheehan will run against Pelosi in 2008. I'm sure that Pelosi is quaking in her comfy designer shoes and busy counting her millions in net worth.

Sheehan was arrested inside the office of Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) who chairs the House Judiciary Committee:

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Monday at the Capitol for disorderly conduct, shortly after saying she would run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the California Democrat's refusal to try to impeach President Bush.

Sheehan was taken into custody inside Rep. John Conyers' office, where she had spent an hour imploring him to launch impeachment proceedings against Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Conyers, D-Mich., chairs the House Judiciary Committee, where any impeachment effort would have to begin.

Pelosi is quite effective at launching investigations, but not so good at the day to day business of legislating. Nothing has been accomplished, though one could argue that such an outcome is a good thing.

Others blogging Pelosi's effectiveness and the Sheehanapalooza: Don Surber, Hot Air, Macranger, and Wake Up America.

Sister Toldjah points out that Sen. Russ Feingold (D-throttle free speech) is peddling a similar line to Sheehan. He would like to introduce a resolution censuring President Bush and others in the Administration. Congress has no power to do such a thing, not that any such limitations would stop the Leftist Democrats these days. Feckless Senators have tried this route once before. That occurred when the Senate, with a majority that backed President Andrew Jackson's opponent in the 1832 Presidential election, Henry Clay. They passed a resolution of censure against Jackson over his refusal to hand over documents to Congress. Jackson was censured in 1834, but when the following Congress assumed office, the censure was stricken from the record in 1837.