Dems Double Down

Sen. Pat Leahy has joined the insanity over the firing of nine U.S. Attorneys and has subpoenaed Karl Rove:

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Thursday issued a subpoena for top White House adviser Karl Rove to compel him to testify about the firing of several U.S. attorneys.

“The evidence shows that senior White House political operatives were focused on the political impact of federal prosecutions and whether federal prosecutors were doing enough to bring partisan voter fraud and corruption cases,” Leahy said. “It is obvious that the reasons given for the firings of these prosecutors were contrived as part of a cover-up and that the stonewalling by the White House is part and parcel of that same effort.” ...

The Judiciary Committee chairman concluded that the investigation has “reached a point where the accumulated evidence shows that political considerations factored into the unprecedented firing of at least nine United States attorneys last year.”

Of course, when Bill Clinton fired all 93 U.S. Attorneys, including one who was investigating potential Clinton misdeeds, there were no political considerations at all.

Once again I'll restate the obvious: The president can fire U.S. Attorneys at any time and for any reason, even political considerations. The Dems just want a fight and they'll get it, and when it's all over and the Supreme Court reaffirms executive privilege, the Congress will have diminished its own power.