Showdown Looming

New York Times:

A House panel authorized subpoenas Wednesday requiring Karl Rove and four other senior Bush administration officials to testify under oath in the inquiry into the dismissals of eight federal prosecutors.

Even as the White House dug in against the demand, Democrats in Congress held out hope for a compromise. Though members of a House judiciary subcommittee approved the subpoenas, they did not issue them, saying they wanted to avoid a showdown over separation of powers.

“Trust me,” said Representative John Conyers Jr., the Michigan Democrat who is chairman of the Judiciary Committee. “We are not going to move in a reckless or angry or temperamental way at all.”

Let's just say I'll be greatly surprised if the Decider decides to cooperate. More likely he'll refuse to compromise, then claim that the Democrats aren't being bipartisan. To the Decider, bipartisanship means the Democrats agree to do things his way. We'll see how the media spin it.