The Proposed Impeachment of George W. Bush

There is a movement among some political activists to try to impeach President George W. Bush. I am against such a move because I believe that an impeachment effort would actually help Bush and the Radical Republicans.
President Bush's policies and programs are generally unpopular, as shown by his polling numbers. There is also a growing realization that his competency is to be questioned. But these aspects do not overcome the political reality that George W. Bush remains personally popular with a majority of the people in this country.
Impeachment can only have a degree of success where the President is unpopular (e.g., Andrew Johnson or Nixon). Consideration of or actual impeachment has serious repercussions for those promoting it where a President is popular (Reagan or Clinton).
In my estimation, George W. Bush (read Karl Rove) would actually welcome an impeachment move. He would make a big thing about having people undercutting him
while he was fighting terrorism. Then he would announce, "A vote for a Democrat is a vote to impeachme."
Those middle-America voters who have been leaning towards voting Democratic candidates will be pushed back towards the Republicans. And the Republican Party would retain control of Congress.
For Reform Republicans, impeachment would end any hope of bringing the GOP into the 20th century. It would be the latest litmus test and push all reformers into a corner or out of the party. Rational debate on policies and principles would be overwhelmed by (party) loyalty tests.
I yield to no one in my dislike for George W. Bush and his ilk. But I will oppose any measure that would help rather than hinder him.