The Future for Karl?
It's a long way away from those five little words all of America wants to hear -- "Will the defendant please rise?" -- but it's a step in the right direction.
Raw Story:
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy announced Thursday he had subpoenaed White House adviser Karl Rove and his deputy. He accused them of stonewalling a widening probe into the firing of federal prosecutors.
"The Bush-Cheney White House continues to place great strains on our constitutional system of checks and balances," Leahy said in issuing the subpoenas. "Not since the darkest days of the Nixon Administration have we seen efforts to corrupt federal law enforcement for partisan political gain and such efforts to avoid accountability."
(Just an aside, but not since the darkest days of the Nixon Administration have we seen such shitty poll numbers for the president, either.)
Of course, the White House will try to resist the subpoena, claim executive privilege, tell Leahy they've never heard of this 'Karl Rove' fella, etc. But we're getting to the heart of the matter.
Next up, Cheney.
