Interesting column by John Dean. Most telling sentence right at the end about the Harriet Miers.
In short, all those who have wanted to see Karl Rove in jail may get their wish, for he will not cave in, either -- and may well be prosecuted for contempt, as Gorsuch was not. Bush's greatest problem here, however, is Harriett Miers. It is dubious he can exert any privilege over a former White House Counsel; I doubt she is ready to go to prison for him; and all who know her say if she is under oath, she will not lie. That could be a problem.
Say what you will, I think he's on the mark there.
Rove took four trips to the Plame Grand Jury before he got his story straight, which makes me think that he's not inclined to tell the truth under oath if he thinks he's not going to get caught out. If, as Dean asserts, Miers won't lie, Rove has nowhere to hide but under the conjured shield of "Executive Privilege". And if that fails, he might be sharing living quarters with Duke Cunningham. Except perjury does not seem to be a particularly heinous crime if you are a republican in the adminstration.
I wonder if the House or Senate is planning to subpoena the email records from the RNC server? Surely they are not protected by any privilege.
