In an only slightly-more-perfect universe, drafting Articles of Impeachment would mean there was a clearly-delineated set of criminal allegations against Cheney (and there is - remember Valerie Plame, for starters, as well as massive private profits flowing into Cheney's pocket daily via his continued ownership of Halliburton stock). So they would of course vote against impeachment itself, which would leave the Democrat nominee free to bring up all of Cheney's criminality and the Republicans' cover-up of it.

Whereas now, we have the Dems refusing to allow Kucinich's resolution to be brought up at all, so the Republicans can go "we were gonna let them do it but the Dems knew Cheney was innocent so they refused to allow a debate on impeachment."

So who now wins this propaganda war? Pelosi is going out of her way to give more support to the Republicans, just so they don't have to give Kucinich any credibility. That's one of many reasons I hope and pray that Cindy Sheehan hands Pelosi her ass on a platter and becomes the new US Representative from the Bay Area.

Oh, and as far as the Dem leadership trying not to give Kucinich any props for having the guts to do this...oops, too late.