Showing no inclination to yield to Democratic demands for testimony under oath, George W. Bush today offered another proposal in the brewing constitutional confrontation over the fired federal prosecutors.

Under Bush’s plan, White House aides such as Karl Rove and Harriet Miers would testify under the infamous “Cone of Silence” employed in the iconic 1960′s spy show, Get Smart.

Bush asserted that “the Cone of Silence offers the best guarantee that the advice and counsel of my chief aides will remain confidential, since nobody sitting across from the witness will be able to hear a damn thing. Besides, it’s kinda’ hard to fit a court reporter under there.”

Just to ensure that no public leaks of testimony occur, Bush added that “only Republicans will be allowed into the Cone of Silence, with the exception, of course, of Joe Lieberman.” However, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pointed out, “Lieberman’s head might be too big to fit under the Cone.”

In related news, the latest email from the Justice Department indicates that the Cone of Silence is not the only anachronism from the 60′s favored by the Bushies, as Condoleezza Rice has pushed for more prosecutions of Russian spies.

Meanwhile, the Iraq Study Group has issued a supplemental report, concluding that Bush Administration policies are not only responsible for the spread of Islamic terrorism, but for rampant KAOS as well.

As ISG Chairman James Baker put it, “they would have been better off invading Iraq with two cops in a rowboat, armed with a shoe phone.”

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BuzzFlash: There’s Ample Precedent for White House Testimony.

What Bush Is Hiding, at Crooks & Liars.

Why Bush’s Attorney Scandal Standoff is Doomed to Political Failure, at PDB.

Jon Stewart and Doris Kearns Goodwin with history lesson for Know-Nothing Bolton, via Norm Jenson.

V.A. delay, at All Hat No Cattle.

Top 25 Bush Videos, courtesy of Dan Kurtzman.