Once again, George W. Bush makes a move that gives Democrats major headaches with their base voters.
In response to the commutation of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s jail sentence, the liberal blogosphere is rife with demands for congressional action ranging from calls for investigations to articles of impeachment. Democratic leaders learned in the war debate that symbolic moves and harsh words do not satisfy the party’s grass roots. They want action.
And just as Democrats running Congress struggle to find effective tools to stop the war in Iraq, they are getting pressure to pick up the CIA leak investigation and take it further than prosecutors did. In particular, liberal bloggers and other party activists want a complete accounting of Vice President Dick Cheney’s role.
Condemning Bush and Cheney in press releases and floor speeches seems unlikely to ease the pressure. If Democrats back down, they could end up with more political trouble than Bush faces in this case.
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