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Ok Congress, now the balls in your court to do something different:

WASHINGTON - President Bush, moving toward a constitutional showdown with Congress, asserted executive privilege Thursday and rejected lawmakers' demands for documents that could shed light on the firings of federal prosecutors.

Bush's attorney told Congress the White House would not turn over subpoenaed documents for former presidential counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor. Congressional panels want the documents for their investigations of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' stewardship of the Justice Department.

Of course Bush is just running out the clock. And on a practical side, it's probably doesn't matter because he can successfully run out the clock. But from a moral and political dimension, it's time for Congress to fight like hell!

Update: Given the recent SCOTUS decisions, does anyone really think that Bush will be compelled to comply with Congressional subpoenas? The GOP plan is complete with a conservative dominated court that may now create precedents for Bush's power grab. The problems of Bush are now a multi-generational problem, not simply George Bush.