Rule of law!"But not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime."But I was informed by the highly serious priests of High Contrarianism that Mukasey's need to work with Congress would provide powerful disincentives against this sort of thing! I'm shocked...
Michael Mukasey
Some eminently predictable buyer's remorse:When President Bush tapped Michael B. Mukasey to lead the scandal-plagued Justice Department nine months ago, Senator Charles E. Schumer could not say enough good things.
I guess it's time to go back to this from Ben Wittes:I know what you're thinking: If they confirm Mukasey without answers, the Democrats will once again be caving and.
Good to see the fine folks in Tuscaloosa grasp what the Washington Post was unable to:Michael Mukasey may have a distinguished career as a judge but as U.S. attorney general, he's a loser. For all the interest he has shown in the duties of his...
You may recall Ben Wittes arguing that once Mukasey was dutifully confirmed he wouldn't be able to stonewall because the Democrats would suddenly have more leverage him because Mukasey would...need.
How about that: new, Chuck Schumer-approved Attorney General Michael Mukasey stonewalls an inquiry into the destruction of CIA torture videos. I reiterate these remarks. This seems like a good time.
53-40, even without a disavowal of torture. Apparently Clinton, Obama, Biden and Dodd didn't think this one was important enough to get to D.C. for. Or, more likely, they didn't want to cast a vote that could be used against them in the election.
Feingold announces his opposition to Mukasey. Good, even if moot.I hadn't intended to write about the sellout by Feinstein and Schumer; it was too depressingly predictable. And, as my essay.
Clarification, please:The president said it was not right for senators to press Mr. Mukasey about interrogation techniques on which he has not been briefed. When Mr. Bush was asked whether.
Shorter Judge Mukasey: ok, ok, you win. Waterboarding is bad. Now can you just confirm me?
Jamie Mayerfeld contributes to the anti-Mukasey chorus:Mukasey's evasions prove his unfitness for the job. If the Senate confirms him, it will share responsibility for torture, because it will have knowingly.
I lay it out in a new article at TAP. This is a difficult question; I fully expected to support the nomination, and I certainly don't think that there will.