Ellen Tauscher Is an Ignorant Idiot

Either Representative Ellen Tauscher (D-INO) is an ignorant idiot, or the staffer on whom she palms off the job of answering letters to constituents is an ignorant idiot (which makes her an ignorant idiot of a manaager):

This is what she wrote in response to a constituent who called for her to support the impeachment of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales:

The Attorney General serves at the pleasure of the president in a non-impeachable office. Unless convicted of an illegal act, the Attorney General cannot be removed from office without the president asking for or accepting his resignation. However, please be assured that I will keep your thoughts and concerns in mind as I review the circumstances surrounding recent allegations of impropriety within the Justice Department.

Sincerely,

Ellen O. Tauscher
Member of Congress

The Constitution — Remember the Constitution? People say it's the highest law in the land — says:

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the united States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. [emphasis added]

Ellen Tauscher should serve out the rest of her term wearing a big scarlet 'M' — for 'Moron' — pinned to her bosom whenever she either appears on Capitol Hill or returns to her district.

(via Atrios)