Mike Wallace

Rep. Chris Van Hollen: Appearing on Fox News Sunday.As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rep. Chris Van Hollen spends much of his time these days recruiting candidates, raising money and serving as a mouthpiece for the Democratic Congress.

It was in this capacity Sunday morning that he took on Karl Rove, former chief political adviser to President Bush, on Fox News Sunday.

Mike Wallace moderated this debate between what he described as "two of the sharpest minds" in American politics - or at least he tried to.

Because a vigorous Van Hollen showed no compunction in getting physical - metaphorically and literally - with a heavier-looking Rove, who may be out of the West Wing but remains a boogeyman in the minds of Democrats.