WTF Is It Now?!?

Contempt of Congress
Yeah, we all have it, but maybe this will help: Pat Leahy is ready to tell the White House to go fuck itself.

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, newly-engorged mansack in hand, said Sunday he was ready to go to court if the White House resisted congressional subpoenas for information on the firing of federal prosecutors. Here he is yesterday on MTP:

Tim Russert: "What happens if the White House just does not respond to these subpoenas? They invoke executive privilege, it’s take it or leave it. What do you do?"

Sen. Leahy: "Well, then, of course, you have to go to the next step, determine whether they have a legitimate claim of executive privilege. Based on the court cases, it appears they do not... then you invoke the contempt citation."

Timmeh: "Are you sure the US Attorney would prosecute?"

Leahy: "It would be very difficult for them not to."

Heh. Oh please oh please oh please oh please...