Rove involved in the prosecutor firing scandal

Many of us had the suspicion that this saga would eventually work its way up the ladder of power.  Karl Rove is now in the middle of it:

The White House acknowledged on Sunday that presidential adviserKarl Rove served as a conduit for complaints to the Justice Departmentabout federal prosecutors who were later fired for what critics chargewere partisan political reasons.

House investigators on Sunday declared their intention to question Rove about any role he may have played in the firings.

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Political translation: so not only do you have the Legislative Branch interfering with federal prosecutors, but you have a White House adviser, whose expertise is political strategy not policy, personally micromanaging the affairs of the Justice Department.  This yet another example of big government conservatism at its most extreme.

Again, this should not surprise us one bit.  Last month, a former aide to Karl Rove was named as a replacement to one of the eight federal prosecutors that were fired.  Just weeks later, once the firestorm over this issue began, that individual decided not to accept the appointment after all. 

Remember, all these newly appointed prosecutors will not need Senate confirmation because of a secret loophole in the Patriot Act.

If the Democrats have any credibility, they will subpoena Karl Rove and force him to testify.