Specter wants Rove to testify, but not under oath

There is a new twist in Bush's battle with Congress over Executive privilege.

Even though Patrick Leahy and the Democrats run the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Arlen Specter is trying to broker his own deal with the White House in order to avert a constitutional showdown.  Specter wants Karl Rove and other White House aides to testify, but not under oath.

However, with the political momentum on their side, it is unlikely that Leahy and Democrats will budge on their position that Rove should testify in person and under oath.

As tensions heat up, Republican Tom Coburn isn't giving up hope -- and offered one of the most random analogies:

"A no is not always a no. My wife said no the first four times I asked her on a date," Coburn said.

Actually, it would be nice if this went to court.  The Judicial Branch tends to have an unfavorable view of Executive privilege, for many reasons of course.  In the end, you would have both the Judicial and Legislative branches backing Bush into a corner, and he would be forced to give up the fight.  What Bush is trying to do is political suicide.  Bush will ultimately have to let Rove testify in person and under oath, unless Democrats wimp out (we've seen that happen before).

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[Tony]

"unless Democrats wimp out (we've seen that happen before)."

The president just got done doing his "dog and pony show/speech" and told America he would veto the Iraq war Supplemental Bill that passed congress. The Democrats should go on an all out offensive via the media and explain what's in the bill and what it means. The average person hears "peanut storage & spinach". And I think Bush had enough time playing "I'm King of the Hillllll"