Finally! Karl Rove and Harriet Miers agree to testify under oath before Congress. Well sort of.

Former top aides to President George W. Bush agreed Wednesday to testify before Congress under oath about the firings of U.S. attorneys, a controversy involving allegations of political interference that became a major issue in Bush's second term.

The Bush White House had fought attempts to force Karl Rove and Harriet Miers to testify, and the agreement — steered by aides to President Barack Obama — ended that constitutional standoff with Congress. Both the White House and lawmakers, especially now that Democrat Obama has replaced Republican Bush — were leery of having a judge settle the question about the limits of executive privilege, for fear of losing.

The agreement calls for Rove and Miers, Bush's top political adviser and White House counsel, to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in closed depositions "under the penalty for perjury," said House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich. The committee says it also might call the two for public testimony.

This may not be exactly what I had in mind when I envisioned Karl Rove sweating it out while Congressman after Congressman drilled him on what he knew and when he knew it, but at least we are going to get some answers, under oath, from turdblossom. And that is nothing but good news.

And then when he is caught in a lie, which is a given, the Congress can haul his ass into the chambers in person, slam his cottage cheese ass in a chair, and sweat him until he spills his overfed guts!

Sorry I got a little carried away there.