Face it. The American people, at a time when they were most vulnerable, were lied to and cheated of our wealth and dignity by George W. & Co.

They used us, all of us, left and right, those who are powerless and the powerful to create the situation in Iraq that exists today.

I find their actions treason to the American people. They have shamelessly allowed the deaths of many innocent American soldiers and innocent Iraqi citizens to attempt to fulfill their unexplained ends in starting this war.

Whatever the reason, they must come clean. The only hope the GOP ever will have to center itself in the American mind again is that the citizenry of this country understand what really is going on and let us align ourselves on the line that seems the best moral compass.

Right now no one knows the truth, but the truth seems to have the odor of a cesspool. I hope they can't sleep at night.

"Major combat operations have ended."

Yeah, George. We've stopped the big air strikes and assaults. Now we clean up and leave. Clean up what? Clean up the splattered body of innocents on both sides. Leave what? Leave our treasured soldiers exploded bodies behind in the sand. Leave our name, no...let's hope YOUR name in the halls of international shame for generations to come.

If there was/is any meaning to this damned war, we need to know what it is. You have lost respect from the world and have lost respect of the average citizen who simply doesn't walk blindly behind the direction of a leader.

Tell us, please tell us: When will loss of life for an unclear war end? What the hell are we doing there...I mean really doing there? We need to know. I need to know. I am sick over this.

...you embarrass yourself and every atheist or agnostic on the planet. I am a very anti-Catholic ex Catholic with no leanings toward a god or any form of stifling orthodoxy. You spew your position, a blind and dumb one, like puking in a cheap bar after too many drinks.

I was stated earlier in another letter that the Court was quite liberal at one time and your argument, of course, could not have been written then. You're an ignorant opportunist.

Arguing that partial birth abortion might be some humane act reducing the suffering of the newly born is laughable. That argument is specious without the balance of terminating the lives of the very sick and dying who are suffering great pain as well.

It really isn't about the prevention of suffering is it, Frances?

It is spring, and like GK and others have said a time of renewal and hope and the good wits to do away with that which has tired us and made us worse. I don't give a hoot about the stupid words of Imus or the other apes who, upon reflection, DO give the money men what they are paid for: an audience to outrage. But back to spring and hope.

I remember Mrs. Stevens and her purple hair the color of spring lilacs. I delivered groceries to her on my bike from my dad's store. Her home was surrounded by lilac buses and magnolia trees, and even as a boy I marveled at the abundance of renewal. I remember best that she always had a cookie, a glass of milk and would play Chopin for me, her one boy audience once the groceries were put away.

The children of our world are not given the safety of Mrs Stevens any more. Is it any wonder that we have become radical malcontents filled with outrage over things we have no real intent to fix but only to rail against?

The letters I have read overwhelmingly support Kamiya's point of view. While I cannot argue much of what he says, I have to argue that which is the premise: why Bush in not impeached.

The most disturbing point Gary makes that I support is why the Dems are doing little to move forward on impeachment. Politics. Partisan politics. Why risk a tactical error when bumbling Bush can probably unglue the GOP on his own. Imagine, our democratic leadership (and GOP leadership as well I might add)caring more about he position than the dead bodies. If there is Hell, I hope the politicos make it there post haste.

The portion that really bothers me is this notion:

"But there's a deeper reason why the popular impeachment movement has never taken off -- and it has to do not with Bush but with the American people. Bush's warmongering spoke to something deep in our national psyche. The emotional force behind America's support for the Iraq war, the molten core of an angry, resentful patriotism, is still too hot for Congress, the media and even many Americans who oppose the war, to confront directly. It's a national myth. It's John Wayne. To impeach Bush would force us to directly confront our national core of violent self-righteousness -- come to terms with it, understand it and reject it. And we're not ready to do that."

Ouch...don't think so. We are a shallow lot for sure, but not quite so shallow that we cannot unite as a people to save our country's future and rebuild our place in the world.

If you are saying our collective pride is simply too great or we are victim to our past conquests, you are very mistaken.

Many who voted for Bush (...yes, I did...thinking him the less stupid idiot than Gore as the sole basis for my vote...wow...was I wrong) easily embrace banishing him naked to Siberia. This nation needs to rid itself of he and his vermin. Impeach!