Would the entire country freak out over such brazen self-dealing? No doubt. Would Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, et al., care? Not a bit. After all, given the choice between a trial for high treason and murder (resulting in a possible death sentence) versus millions of people thinking badly of them (which 82 percent of the public already does), the answer is obvious.

But though the public might rise up in horror, politicians on all sides would secretly breath a sigh of relief. Especially Democrats. In fact, it is my guess that Obama and virtually every Democrat in Congress is secretly praying for Bush to "self-pardon" himself. Not because they wish him to escape justice, but because they don't want the politically dangerous, nationally divisive, and ultimately thankless task of having to administer it.

It will be a cold day in hell when:
"the entire country freaks out" or "the public rises up in horror"over political antics.

Particularly his, Kat. I side with those who believe that we NEED to impeach in the face of his obvious transgressions in order to restore dignity to our process on the world stage and to again instill humility to the office in the face of the will of the law. I'll rejoice in an international trial if that's all we have the steel for, but would regret to my death the abject failure of our system and those who have sworn to uphold it in the light of his obvious disregard of it and apparent criminal actions within it.

@BB
Yup, I definitely believe that impeachment is the best course of action for the reasons you stated.
And I would hope this was also the will of most Americans even if it doesn't happen.

I'm staying "tooned"...

interesting!