Which makes me fear there will be no 2012 elections...
I agree.
No 2012 elections? Take your meds.
Be careful what you wish for.
Witch hunts for previous administrations and suspended elections.
Both of those actions are the hallmark of Banana Republics.
Remember how dangerous it was to nearly have these idiots criminalize Bush staffers for warcrimes? Do you really want to get into the mode where each successive administration prosecutes the previous one for crimes?
If a Republic truly cannot police itself through duly executed checks and balances as is, then elections don't have much meaning anyway.
Throwing the bums out would be as effective a rebuke and correction for the Republic as any other remedy.