Well, Nadler did spend some time talking to me about H.R. 455 in a manner that clearly was feeding me talking points he felt worth highlighting. And I agreed and used many of them because one thing Nadler can do is hit the nail on the head when he wants to. I had the feeling he wanted his case made and he wanted far more followup to the Congressional action to get the troops out, whether through a version of his bill or another. This was a message he gave publicly as well: Congress pushing repeatedly to get the troops out to back Bush into a corner. Pelosi has failed to back that approach, unfortunately, and Nadler has expressed his disagreement with Pelosi on this part publicly.

Again, I was at least initially happy to see the challenge to Nadler in hopes it would make him feel some pressure on impeachment. To me no one is better able to make a good case for impeachment than someone like Nadler whose mind is brilliant and wit sharp. Had he been willing to make the case rather than give up, it may well not have gotten Congress to act, but it sure would have gotten some excellent talking points out into the public debate.