". . . the political atmosphere is changing. Senator Russ Feingold, who was the lone opponent of the Patriot Act in the Senate, managed to bring along enough colleagues on both sides of the aisle to stymie reenactment of the law at the end of December. Republicans have begun to criticize the Iraq War and to part ways with the Administration on other issues, including torturing detainees and stomping on Americans’ civil liberties."

"Ruth Conniff on the Impeachment Buzz" at The Progressive's website.