Interesting comment on today’s “Must Read” segment over at Josh Marshall’s TPM (bows in reverence to THE most cited blog in the US media in recent days.) Topic, of course, is the US Attorney selective elimination program, and down in the comments surfaces an interesting item. Anybody know if this is true?

Rove has no privelege. Executive privelege, according to a 8-0 SCOTUS decision in the Nixon case, applies only to the POTUS and VP, and only on matters of diplomacy [and] military concern.

Rove is a political rat that has no real constitutional protection.
Posted by: bob

Personally I think the whole “executive privilege” thing is a crock o’prime grade-A shit. The executive branch is in Article II of the Constitution for a reason, dammit. The Founders considered Congress the primary organ of government; the executive branch exists only to carry out (“cause to be faithfully executed”) the will of the people as expressed by their elected representatives. (Hell, we could replace the president with a robot for that matter, although this might lead to other unanticipated problems. But I digress.)  Read more