So was Sandra Day O’Connor.
All take it easy. He will be an AG for 15 months and that is all. He is not going to contribute to anything as in the case 99.9% of AG in US history who no one remember their names and because they did nothing.
Mukasey is not being put on the SC for 25 years like O’Connor was. He’s being up as AG for a little more than 1 year. He’ll have nothing to do with whether Roe or Casey is overturned, Affirmative Action is upheld, gay marriage is ruled constitutional, etc...
He’s basically just going to continue to be a strong advocate for Bush’s terrorism policies and hpe to restore morale and order afer Gonzo.
Also, if you look at both O’Connor and Kennedy they were both vaery conservative initially in their first few years. It was only later that they became more liberal and moderate. Mukasey won’t have time to evolve so we’ll get the conservative side of him for the year he’ll be there.