Meanwhile, in a parallel universe somewhere....

Al Gore was President on 9/11/01, and the Republicans were out for blood:

The Republican controlled House of Representatives approved today, by a vote of 228 to 207, the first article of impeachment against the 43rd president of the United States, Albert Gore Jr., for his failure to prevent the attacks of 9/11, engaging in a false and deceptive rationale for war and for lying to Congress about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

A divided House of Representatives, which voted along straight party lines, recommended that the Senate remove the nation's 43rd President - Albert Gore Jr. - from office.

"The President of the United States has committed serious transgressions," said House Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-Texas).

"Among other things, he took an oath to God to protect and defend the people of the United States, and then he failed to do so. He repeatedly lied, violating his sacred oath of office. To ignore this is dereliction of duty, and this seriously undermines the rule of law," Delay said.