This past week, the Senate Judiciary Committee held confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey. Judge Mukasey did OK on the first day, but some of his answers on the second day raised concerns for senators on both sides of the aisle.
He tapdanced around the waterboarding issue.
He rejected the idea of restoring habeas corpus rights to detainees.
And he suggested that the president is above the law.
Doesn't sound like much of an improvement, if any, over Gonzales.
The Center for American Progress Action Fund has put together a good, comprehensive summary of the Mukasey problem. Read it here: Jury Still Out On Judge Mukasey
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