i suppose the only thing worse might be waterboarding for impeachment, but since a definition for that is still a quandary, we'll stick with starving.....at last count (feb.14) (happy thoughts for valentine's day) there were 35 people on hunger strike until someone - john conyers comes to mind- cranks up some kind of investigation into the possibilities of bringing impeachment proceedings against the current resident of the white house and his pet pig george..... or is it dick?....... i keep forgeting who's in charge here...i haven't forgotten that a number of resolutions have already been tendered in this regard, all ignored for the most part......... in the mean time, while trying to decide our own parts in all of this, we must recognize one betty hall, state representative from the hillsborough district in new hampshire, who has joined the code pink hunger strike for impeachment of bush and cheney..... at age 87, betty hall has remarked that, "i've had a good life. i can't think of a better way to end it."........ while one has to admire the new england stoicism here, one also has to recognize the tone of resignation in her statement.... perhaps since conyers isn't far behind betty on the cosmic timeline he might take more note of her determination to inspire that final step to act on this impeachment thing..... it is a sad commentary though that it takes the threat of self-imposed death to get the constitutional wheels to squeak, let alone turn............what is next....sacrificial lambs...?.....piles of bloodied and beaten puppies and kittens on the steps of congress ?......... a 4x6 postcard to send to get betty to her next meal as soon as possible..................