For the last week and a half, the blogosphere has been buzzing about impeachment—on average, about 500 posts per day, according to technorati, up from a baseline of about 200 per day. A lot of the buzz surrounds the presidential debate held last week, as well as spurts and starts from John Murtha’s announcement that impeachment is on the table, and now Reps. William Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis and Janice Schakowsky, D-Ill. who have joined Rep. Dennis Kucinich (video) in co-sponsoring the bill to impeach Cheney (HR-333).

The latest buzz today, however, has been from various reddit.com readers and bloggers who’ve invited supporters of the movement to call Nancy Pelosi’s office (202-225-0100), and “register support for impeachment.”

I called to do so, both to show support and to find out what this is all about. I was curious to know if this was a rumor—is Pelosi really running an informal poll, in spite of her famous “impeachment is off the table” statement last November? I asked the young woman I connected with what Pelosi’s involvement was in this momentum. She said that the speaker’s office is always open to take comments on any issue, but that the speaker did not solicit input on any particular issue. So maybe it’s a little white lie that got this all started, or maybe it’s a reconnaissance mission on Pelosi’s part. In either case, I’m glad to be able to express my support. I agree with the sentiment that we should get Cheney and Bush out of office, because “the world can’t wait” for 2008.

Update: The California Democrats also passed a resolution demanding “appropriate remedies and punishment, including impeachment”. Also, there’s an op-ed by Richard Cohen at washingtonpost.com explaining some of Kucinich’s bill, although Cohen is not optimistic about making Bush and Cheney accountable through impeachment.