Could It Be It's Time for Turdblossom to Face the Music?

This is news millions of Americans have been waiting years to hear; at 6:53 PM EST, the Associated Press's Larry Margasak reported that House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., has issued a subpoena that orders Karl "Turdblossom" Rove, former-Bush administration aide, to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on February 2nd, 2009 to provide the committee with a sworn deposition described by the AP: "on the U.S. attorney firings and the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, a Democrat."

Numerous attempts to subpoena Rove have failed in the past when former-President Bush cited his executive privilege to deny Rove and other various members of the former-Bush administration from having to testify before Congress. Bush's actions caused a legal battle to erupt over the powers and rights that exist between the executive and legislative branches of government in a court case that still sits unresolved before a federal appeals court.

But maybe, just maybe, with a new administration running the executive branch under President Obama; maybe times have changed and Rove and his fellow former Bushies will have to comply with the House-issued subpoena. The testimony under oath, being sought from Rove concerns, according to the AP; questions (that) were raised after Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey was forced to appoint a special prosecutor "to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, other Bush administration officials or Republicans in Congress should face criminal charges in the firings of the U.S. attorneys."

The Mukasey action had been prompted when an internal investigation led by Bush Justice Department officials decided that according to the AP: "political considerations played a part in the firings of as many as four of the federal prosecutors." Rove is being subpoenaed in order for the House Judiciary Committee to determine if Rove was a part of the scandal.

The AP provides further background information: "Siegelman has alleged his prosecution was pushed by Republicans, including Rove. The former governor was convicted on bribery and other charges and was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. He was released early, when a federal appeals court ruled his appeal raised "substantial questions."" Conyers issued a statement that raises the possibility that the subpoena will have to be honored with a new administration in power.

Conyers continued his statement by explaining that Bush's attempt to provide administration officials with "absolute immunity" has been "rejected by U.S. District Judge John Bates and President Obama has previously dismissed the claim as 'completely misguided,'"

Conyers went on to say: "I have said many times that I will carry this investigation forward to its conclusion, whether in Congress or in court, and today's action is an important step along the way. Change has come to Washington, and I hope Karl Rove is ready for it. After two years of stonewalling, it's time for him to talk."

Could it be true that it will actually be time for Rove to acceed to the House Judiciary Committee subpoena and appear before the committee, fully required to give his legal deposition under oath? I certainly hope so; and so do millions of other Americans.