Hmmmm...John M. Dowd, the same lawyer who ran Pete Rose out of baseball on a rail in part for refusing to cooperate with his investigation into whether he bet on the Cincinnati Reds while he was their manager, is also the lawyer defending Monica Goodling, the DOJ hack who is now refusing to cooperate with Congress' investigation into the firing of several U.S. Attorneys:

Goodling, now on an indefinite leave, most recently served as senior counsel to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and as Justice's liaison to the White House. Her name appears on several e-mails about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are eager to ask her about those dismissals.

Explaining why she invoked her right against self-incrimination, her lawyer, John M. Dowd, called the investigation "hostile" and said that some committee members "have already reached conclusions."

Funny, that was what Pete Rose said when he was summoned to appear before Bart Giamatti....