Quote of the Day

"[Congress] does not have constitutional oversight responsibility over the White House, which is why by our reaching out, we're doing something that we're not compelled to do by the Constitution, but we think common sense suggests that we ought to get the whole story out, which is what we're doing."

Tony Snow

Shakes wonders if Snow has ever seen School House Rock.

The reason the House can vote for impeachment and the Senate hold impeachment trials is as a check on executive power. The legislative branch can hold hearings to investigation the actions of the legislative branch. Watergate is a classic example. If the White House is going to use that as their legal argument then they are screwed.