I'd like to give you a report from the front lines of History.

Today I had the remarkable honor of co-chairing a summit meeting of the largest groups fighting for the impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney:

• Democrats.com
• WorldCantWait.org
• AfterDowningStreet.org
• Progressive Democrats of America
• HipHopCaucus.org
• ImpeachBush.org
• Green Party of the US
• Gold Star Families for Peace
• CodePink
• Traprock Peace Center
• Constitution Summer
• Independent Progressive Political Network
• Climate Crisis Coalition
• ConsumersForPeace.org
• Just Foreign Policy
• A28.org

This meeting took place in New York City as part of this weekend's Emergency Summit to Impeach Bush for War Crimes organized by WorldCantWait.org. Many other impeachment groups were invited but couldn't make it. Naturally we will continue to reach out to every group that wants to impeach Bush and Cheney because it will take the largest possible grassroots movement to force the Democrats in Congress to put impeachment back on the table.

There were many forces that brought us together for this historic summit. Of course the illegal and disastrous War in Iraq has been the primary reason for impeachment since Bush launched it on the basis of lies; but any hope that the forces of "reason" would persuade Bush to end his war was buried with the corpse of the Baker-Hamilton Commission. In fact, Bush showed his contempt for that bipartisan commission by doing the opposite of what they recommended: sending 48,000 more troops rather than bring troops home, and starting a war of words (and possibly terror) against Iran rather than negotiate. Finally, we were brought together by the adamant refusal of Congressional Democrats to even begin serious investigations of Bush's pre-war lies and ongoing war crimes.

We spent very little time discussing the reasons why Congressional Democrats refuse to begin the impeachment process. Of course there are a handful of committed progressives in Congress who would have impeached Bush and Cheney the day Democrats took over Congress on January 4, and we speak to them as often as we can. And there are dozens more Democrats who would support impeachment after a thorough investigation of Bush's crimes by a House committee. But they are blocked by a majority of Democrats in the House - led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi - who believe impeachment would (a) interfere with their legislative agenda and (b) harm Democrats' chances of taking back the White House in 2008.

So rather than waste our time on Congress, we came together to mobilize the overwhelming 58% majority of Americans who simply wish the Bush regime was over. It was a similar mobilization that swept Democrats into power in 2006, but those Democrats have already forgotten who sent them. So our goal is simple: to mobilize an even larger majority and thereby create overwhelming pressure on Congress to impeach Bush and Cheney.

Specifically we have a 6-point plan:

1. On March 17, March on the Pentagon to end the Iraq War and Impeach Bush and Cheney
2. Gather 50 prominent Americans for a press conference on the Capitol Steps to demand impeachment
3. Hold Town Hall Meetings across the country on impeachment, modeled after the Vermont Town Meetings that have endorsed impeachment resolutions
4. Organize a bus tour from Washington DC to college campuses across the country with the message "Impeach Or Die"
5. Launch a grassroots advertising campaign called "Bush is Over" modeled after the "War is Over" ad campaign created by John Lennon during the Vietnam War
6. On April 28, hold creative local impeachment events across the country, including assembling crowds to spell "IMPEACH!" in large outdoor spaces like beaches, monuments, and parks

We will announce this plan to the full audience at the summit on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. so if you're in New York City please come!!!