Even Republicans have clearly had it with the serial obfuscations of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and White House stonewalling.
By an overwhelming 32-6 margin, the House Judiciary Committee voted today to grant immunity to Monica Goodling, a former top aide to Gonzales, to force her to testify on the politically motivated dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys.
The committee then authorized a subpoena against Goodling by voice vote should she be unwilling to appear voluntarily.
Goodling has refused to appear before the committee, let alone take the Fifth Amendment to protect herself against self incrimination, explaining that she could be incriminated by those nasty Democrats leading the investigation by telling the truth.
More here. Meanwhile, Paul Kiel explains why it may take weeks before Goodling appears — if then.