Intuitively, I think the Journal is right. Most people think Congressmen are way too far gone in partisanship, and care more about scoring points against the opposition than about doing the people’s business. And who knows, the majority might be right. Last time the Republicans impeached a Democratic president over issues that voters thought didn’t matter to their lives, it didn’t end well.

And then there is the fact that the Biden administration has been an abject failure, as a solid majority of voters now recognize. It is an ancient adage, as formulated by Napoleon, that you should “never interfere with an enemy while he’s in the process of destroying himself.” Let’s not distract voters’ attention from the policy disasters of the Biden administration, which have had devastating impacts on their own families, by trying to explain suspicious bank transfers.

So my opinion is, sure, go ahead and continue investigating Joe Biden, and this time try to get it right by not focusing on the drug-addled, unemployable Hunter. But bear in mind that impeachment, once considered a nuclear option, no longer has much significance.

[The inquiry is necessary to conduct a full investigation of Biden Inc. But John is right that impeachments are a compromised outcome these days, especially one that doesn’t have a prayer of resulting in removal. If — and it’s s big if — the House can build a smoking-gun case based on direct evidence that Joe Biden took bribes as VP, then the Senate may have no choice but to remove no matter who controls it. If not, the GOP would be better off keeping the inquiry open, publishing the evidence, and let voters make informed choices in the next election. An impeachment vote ends that process, too. — Ed]