If you read the article it's obvious that this is all political grandstanding by the Dems. Bush has already cited executive priveliges and as such his people can't be compelled to talk. Also, Rove offered to talk to the committee off the record and not under oath.

Crap like this is why their approval rating is 9%, it's pretty sad that as bad as Bush's approval rating is it's a ton better then congresses. I'm frankly tired of all this political rancor that has gone on the last two administrations.

You'd love to see the perp walk.....even if he's innocent.

A claim of executive privilege, even if valid, does not allow a person to simply ignore a subpoena. Rather, the subpoenaed witness must invoke the privilege with respect to specific questions asked. The Bush administration's approach to these subpoenas is an extreme expansion of any notions of executive privilege that goes far beyond what any other prior administration, including the Nixon administration, has done in these situations and finds no support in American jurisprudence.

Rove's offer to talk to Congress off the record and not under oath is laughable. Try making that offer to a judge the next time you receive a subpoena.

I don't think it is entirely political grandstanding. Executive privilege is not an absolute right for executive branch officials (as much as Bush officials wish it were), and it is unclear if it applies in this case. Congress is certainly within its rights to attempt to compell Rove to testify.

Of course, the fact that he's willing to testify but not under oath seems a little suspicious... what's wrong with talking under oath unless you plan to lie?

And speaker Nancy is OK with that, apparently. Because accountability is "off the table".

Would have loved to see the perp walk for this guy!

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/puertorico/executive.htm

A liberal is a conservative who's been arrested.

even if he's innocent.

Joke of the Week!

No, he'll get his punishment in the afterworld.

I wish the Congress would just arrest him and put him in lock down for a few weeks.

Should Rep. Rangel or Rep. Laura "foreclosure" Richardson be held accountable for their financial misdeeds.

Both of them should recuse themselves when voting on anything related to public housing or mortgage banking regulations.