In other words, the reason to wait until September (that is, until after the Bates ruling) is that it raises the chances of whatever contempt you do do being successful.

Mr Rove is everywhere. His opinions are even more available than when he was the President’s number one lackey. I just read a July 31 article from him over at the WSJ.

But then he seems very unwilling to accept the Democrats request for personal face to face hearings with the camera’s on, and oaths administered!

Now some say it is fear, but I think not. I see him teasing the Democrats, the liberal media, and, please don’t get upset, even the bloggers with what he will do and what he will say. I see wild speculation as every comment by him and his lawyer is analyzed up and down to see what he said or didn’t say.

Something like this –”Yes he said he didn’t speak to this group, but WAIT he didn’t say that he didn’t speak to the little green man at Area 51, so maybe that means something. If only we could corner him and as him specifically about what he said to the green man, why then we would bust this case clean open.” (note the quotes are for emphasis.)

So let us follow that fictional logic with the little green man a little further to make a point.

Various court rulings, or perhaps Mr Rove’s own sense of humor and a desire for more material for a new book finally bring him to the hearings—

Conyers at EW’s direction: ”Mr Rove did you speak to the little green man about the Governor’s case?” ”Well Sir, I won’t say that I didn’t mention it in passing in a casual conversation but I don’t recall anything particular. I only say that much because there was some scuttlebutt about the Governor at the time and it could have come up. I surely wouldn’t want you to think I was concealing anything.”

… once again over the brink into the hole. (sorta a rabbit hole in a classical way)

Running out the clock (as in basketball)

Inherent contempt (as in you ain’t nevah gonna see it)

Bottom Line Stupid Pelosi sending things through the D.C. Circuit or otherwise running out the clock and they skate.

I’m thinking Pelosi and Rove on “Dancing with the Stars” has more possibilities than any consequences for Rove. You can take that to the bank.

While I don’t think Mukasey will enforce this, this instance of a subpoena differs dramatically from the instances Mukasey was talking about (which is why I keep harping on these issues).

What Mukasey has always said is that he would not enforce a subpoena after DOJ gave the person an opinion saying EP was valid. In this case, WH never asked DOJ for an opinion about this subpoena. So to argue that DOJ can’t enforce this subpoena based on prior DOJ guidance, Mukasey woudl first have to assert that he believes the opinions from last year–up to and including the “official duties” claim–holds true for this subpoena, which asks for different stuff.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpoi…..nforce.php

Can we at least Impeach Mukasey for refusing the enforce the contempt of congress. No Atty General would be better than this criminal.