The Crypt

Just off the House floor today, the Crypt overheard House Judiciary
Committee Chairman John Conyers tell two other people: “We’re closing in on
Rove. Someone’s got to kick his ass.”

Asked a few minutes later for a more official explanation, Conyers told us that
Rove has a week to appear before his committee. If he doesn’t, said Conyers,
“We’ll do what any self-respecting committee would do. We’d hold him in
contempt. Either that or go and have him arrested.”

Conyers said the committee wants Rove to testify about his role in the
imprisonment of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, among other things.

“We want him for so many things, it’s hard to keep track,” Conyers said.