Accountability For Rove And The Bush Justice Department? ::

And it's about time since Rove has been so successful in avoiding having to appear before John Conyer's House Judiciary Committee. Here are a couple of snippets from the Raw Story piece:

The subpoena, approved by an earlier vote of the House, was issued pursuant to "authority granted in H.R. 5 (111th Congress), and calls for Mr. Rove to appear at deposition on Monday, February 2, 2009."

Specifically, it enjoins Rove "to testify regarding his role in the Bush Administration’s politicization of the Department of Justice, including the US Attorney firings and the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman."

"Mr. Rove has previously refused to appear in response to a Judiciary Committee subpoena, claiming that even former presidential advisers cannot be compelled to testify before Congress," Conyers' office wrote in a release. "That 'absolute immunity' position was supported by then-President Bush, but it has been rejected by U.S. District Judge John Bates and President Obama has previously dismissed the claim as 'completely misguided.'"

This news was a bit of fresh air to me today after having been inundated with the news that catastrophic job losses continue unabated.

On another note, there is another piece in Raw Story about the possibility of a special prosecutor being asked for to investigate the Paul Minor case in Mississippi. More good news on the accountability front!

A good source for background on both the Paul Minor and Don Siegelman cases is The Legal Schnauzer. Do a search for either name and you will find a wealth of information of just how corrupt the Bush justice department has been in both Alabama and Mississippi!