Fuck that, just arrest him already

An editorial in the NY Times urges our do-nothing House Speaker to hold contemptable fuckwad Karl Rove in contempt:

Nancy Pelosi is deciding what matters should get priority in the short time left before Congress adjourns this month. Her list must include a vote to hold Karl Rove in contempt for his lawless decision to defy a Congressional subpoena to testify about the United States attorneys scandal.

There is a vital national interest in getting to the bottom of this matter — and in not allowing Congress’s authority to be undermined.

[Bush pet] Attorney General Michael Mukasey is also doing his best to block Congress from getting the testimony it is entitled to. Clearly, the administration’s goal is to run out the clock, to get out of town before the subpoenas are enforced.

The House needs to start pushing just as hard on Mr. Rove. The important step is for Nancy Pelosi to schedule a vote on holding [the loathsome, traitorous cockhole] in contempt in the next two weeks. The House is eager to adjourn — the members want to get back to their districts so they can campaign for re-election. But it would be a mistake to leave without taking this vote.

There are many vital principles at stake, but none is more important than the power of Congress itself. In this era of expanding presidential authority, Congress is a critical check on executive branch abuses. It cannot perform this function if it allows members of the executive branch to flout its subpoenas and its oversight.

Do it. Do it. DO IT. DO IT!