Rove accused Fox host of being agent of Democratic Congress

I missed this one yesterday, but got a laugh out of it this morning when I read it.  Karl Rove went on three Sunday news shows -- Meet the Press, Face the Nation and Fox News Sunday.  Of the three, Rove seemed to be the most annoyed during the Fox interview.

When host Chris Wallace asked Rove why he chose not to comply with a congressional subpoena, the White House adviser who will resign at the end of the month seemed a bit irked by the question:

Mr. Rove said the Constitution prevented him from complying with aCongressional subpoena to describe his part in the firings of United States attorneys.

When Mr. Wallace argued that executive privilege did not prevent himfrom answering a reporter’s questions (“Why did you push to fire someU.S. attorneys in the president’s second term?”), Mr. Rove turnedtesty. “I know you don’t understand you’re being an agent of Congresswhen you ask me that question,” he said. “But you are.”

Fox News is usually considered by Bush officials as a safe harbor.

Chris Wallace an agent of the Democrats?  Now that is a line we will definitely never hear anyone use again.