Thank you, Frank!

Frank Rich has returned, bringing us a column to remind us that Bush's original sin--lying about the reason to go to war with Iraq--caused most of the cascading failures that followed. (Some might argue that the original sin was the stolen 2000 election, but just roll with it.) Sadly, Rich's column is only available to select NY Times subscribers. The man performs a vital public service!

Kos diarist Lolligolli has an excerpt and a summary of Rep Hinchley's position: that, if true, the Downing Street Memo exposes all participants in the writing of the State of the Union address of 2003 as:

". . . guilty of violations of USC (Criminal Code) 18 Sections 1001 and Section 371. These are felonies and would therefore be impeachable offenses. '

There's more detail--read the whole post here: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/30/62023/4470

And, check out the poll at the end.