Karl Rove in deep doo-doo with House Judiciary Committee

Karl, when will you learn?

Karl Rove should be testifying till November and beyond. 'Under Oath' of course and not sitting on the lap of George W. or Dick Cheney.

Anyone wonders why he's not in jail yet?

He framed an Alabama Democratic Senator, Don Siegelman, on trumped up charges just because he knew he could get away with it in that state's court system.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/democracy/80767/

Didn't this guy get off on charges of treason (a.k.a outing a CIA agent, Valerie Plame, for Bush's political gain) on a technicality? Shouldn't he be in jail already? Does he actually think that Patrick Fitzergerald isn't watching? Collecting new evidence on his dirty tactics? It will be an interesting day when they finally have enough dirt on him.

By the way, Rove is advising McCain's campaign. So much for breaking away from Bush. McCain is Bush's 3rd term.

perhaps im giving too much credit to democrats but..

if they were to go after rove full-force and expose whatever mischief that would incriminate him, bush would still be able to grant him a full pardon.. is this "strategery"?

sucks to think that there might be a time-table for justice.. alas there are far worse things in america these days..

peace

Sorry, Chapter12, but good things take time. I think George W. will be out of office before Karl Rove is actually found guilty, of lying, perjury and obstruction of justice. He can't be pardoned until he is FOUND GUILTY! George W. can’t pardon him after he’s out of office. It would probably have been more advantageous for these guys if they had been convicted while George W. was still in office.

It used to be said, 'No justice, no peace'.
We need a new leader who will support justice and diplomatically promote peace.

Is that picture photoshopped?

That is so scary because the law is suppose to be fair, but as you can see it is not. I've had my own freedom taken because of a lie, this is frighting because it can happen to anyone inculding the mayor. He is in jail serving a 7 year sentance, it seems like the jugde is in on it too. I smell a rat the size of Mississippi. Is that how you spell it?

...that pics just made my day!

"George W. can’t pardon him after he’s out of office"

If offered the choice between truth and vengence, I will opt for truth. If Rove were to receive a pardon, he no longer has any 5th amendment protection just the same as if he were granted immunity.

He could then be questioned before Congress or a Grand Jury and be jailed for contempt if he refuses to co-operate.

I guess the real question is: Is anyone surprised?

The more they review records, the more sh*t that hits the fan. They also need to investigate the other ways that Rove manipulated the elections.

Google "Rove Caging".

At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist fanatic, I think that for decades, "we" will be finding out the moral crimes that Rove has committed. Between Rove and Cheney, Watergate will look like kindergarten antics.

Oh but Karl is such a dear sweet man....I'm sure he didn't MEAN to hurt anyone.

is that better Current, more in keeping with current standards of fair play?

The truth is all these guys get down like with that, capitalistic pork is what feeds all politicians and many buisness men with special interest. Man he looked like he went mad on that pic. Fear and disbelief is what registers to me from the look on his face sleep on your back Rove you'll be alright.

holla back

It is clear that no one from the Bush/Cheney crime organization is going to be brought to justice as long as the present corrupt administration is in power - they have stacked the courts in their favor, fired every U.S. Attorney who refused to subvert justice for partisan political gain and appointed an Attorney General who refuses to enforce the law. For now all we can do is bide our time, vote and get a Democrat into the White House. Then - and this is the hardest part - we as citizens must pressure the new administration not to buy into the myth that you can't prosecute elected officials for their crimes once they have left office. Nixon resigned, Ford pardoned him and all administration officials under investigation who had yet to be indicted (Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld among them) to leave office secure in the knowledge that the evidence against them would never taint their criminal or political records, all "for the good of the nation". After Bill Clinton was elected to his first term as President, he put a halt to all active investigations into members of the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations involved in crimes related to the Iran-Contra scandal. Once again, those yet to be indicted (again, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld among them) were allowed to leave office secure in the knowledge that the evidence against them would never taint their criminal or political records, once more "for the good of the nation". If the members of the Bush/Cheney administration are allowed to leave office secure in the knowledge that they will never have to account for their actions during this administration, it will be to the detriment of our nation.

Even if Cheney and Rumsfeld had only been compelled to testify before Congress as part of the Watergate hearings, they never would have been able to return as part of the Reagan, George H.W. Bush or George W. Bush administrations. Just think of how different thngs might be today if Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld hadn't been there telling George Bush that it is his destiny to topple Saddam Hussein and bring democracy to the Middle East starting in Iraq. No one can say for certain that things would be better, but could they be any worse?

When you have an infected cut, you can't simply sew the wound up to avoid the pain of cleaning out the infection and expect it to heal. Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, Gonzales, Ashcroft, Mukasey, Powell, Miers and Rove - they have all been implicated in a multitude of crimes, in the case of torture and spying on American citizens without a warrant some of them have not only admitted their guilt, but boasted of their blatant disregard for the rule of law. Corrupt political officials are the infection that weakens our democracy, undermines the rule of law under the Constitution and threatens our national integrity.

INVESTIGATE,
INDICT,
PROSECUTE,
INCARCERATE.

If we fail to bring these criminals to justice, the World Court in the Hague will eventually take action. Do we really need to bear the shame of having to rely on the rest of the world to restore the rule of law?

Great posts, Tommygun. Right on target.

Tommygun, you are right about the courts being stacked. However, our beacon of hope is that the same thing will happen to Cheney, Rumsfeld, et al, that happened to the Nixon administration criminals: several of them went to prison after they were out of office.

".....our beacon of hope is that the same thing will happen to Cheney, Rumsfeld, et al, that happened to the Nixon administration criminals'

More likely they will go the way of Ollie North.