Karl Rove in contempt: Is it justice or a witch hunt?

[AikidoSoul]

Source: LA Times




The House Judiciary Committee voted along straight party lines this morning -- 20 to 14 -- to issue a contempt citation against former White House political maestro Karl Rove. The offense: failing to honor a subpoena to testify about his role in the federal and possibly political prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, a popular Democrat sent who was to prison on corruption charges that are now under appeal.

A coalition of groups pushing for the contempt citation hailed the move. "We couldn't be more pleased with the Judiciary Committee for standing up for American democracy and the rule of law by recommending to the House that it find Rove in contempt," said Robert Greenwald, president of Brave New Films, the organization that launched the Rove campaign. (The group also wants Connecticut's Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman banished from the Democratic Party for supporting GOP presidential nominee John McCain).

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Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/07/rove-in-contemp.html

[FiveGoodMen]

1. Torture and screaming death to anyone calling this a witch hunt.

Fuck the LA Times.

[madeline_con]

2. Wow a contempt citation!

Banishing Lieberman and impeaching Bush. You go, guys! Oh, wait...

Never mind.

[liberal N proud]

3. Are they serious, a witch hunt?

He didn't show up for a Congressional Hearing for Gods sake.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. This is an editorial not a news item ....... yes the LA times sucks n/t

[tanyev]

5. That's an insult to witches.

[dflprincess]

6. Until I know whether or not Pelosi puts it before the full House I will guess

it's neither justice nor a witch hunt but another empty gesture designed to make it appear that the Judiciary Committee may actaully do something besides send a strongly worded to letter.

[AndyTiedye]

7. We Don't Want a Witch Hunt, Just a Frog March

[Ian_rd]

10. Great photo, but that will never happen

I expect the climax of this grand struggle will be a strongly worded letter from Congress demanding that Karl Rove testify, and then a ahh-golly-gee-whilikers when he says, "Naaa, don't feel like it."

[madeline_con]

12. I hope Rove is found in a compromising position

that is so embarrassing, he quits his job and moves to some far off island crawling with those ugly spider crabs.

[jimshoes]

8. We're not hunting witches

we're trying to bring scofflaw scumbags who think they are above the law to justice. Big difference!

[S_B_Jackson]

9. A little bit of both....

If Rovie-poo has any stones, he'll be honest and tell them: "Contempt? Hell yes I hold this Congress in contempt!" and accept his sentence - the maximum of which is 18 months.

Seriously, at this point it's all just mummery to entertain the masses...wouldn't we all be happier if they gave us a loaf of bread and started the chariot races?

[LiberalFighter]

11. Burn him at the stake!!!! And all of his media cohorts.

[bemildred]

13. I dunno, is he a witch? nt

[MinM]

14. White House press secretary in the Ford Administration - Ron Nessen

is married to the author of this piece, Johanna Neuman:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE7DD1738F934A15751C1A961948260

[Kaleko]

15. Ooooo, that question is supposed to sow doubt in our minds, right?

Yeah, lemme think if Rove is really an innocent man accused of being a witch by evil, bigoted psychopaths... Umm... er...

No. I think the headline is as twisted as a corkscrew.