Posted on 09/16/2007 4:01:07 PM PDT by decimon
What’s the consenus here. I have no knowledge of this person.
Why is what Sen. Schumer and Nan Aron say any more relevant than that President Reagan thought highly enough of Judge Mukasey to put him on the bench? And while I haven’t frankly been interested enough to inform myself about Nan Aron’s views, what Sen. Schumer has said is that Judge Muksaey is a conservative lawyer who puts the rule of law first. That happens to be true. Schumer hasn’t said he sees eye-to-eye with Mukasey on every issue — or even, perhaps, most issues. He has, instead, indicated that he believes Mukasey is a brilliant, honest guy who would carry out the business of the Justice Department with competence, fairness and integrity. That also happens to be true. Something is not wrong just because Senator Schumer says it.
And what would our reaction be if Democrats were lining up against the Judge for no better reason than that he was a Reagan appointee? We’d be screaming bloody murder.
My suggestion is that regardless of what Schumer, Aron, Reagan, Kristol, I or anyone else thinks/thought of Mike Mukasey, the best way to judge the Judge is by his own words, which people can read, for example, here and here — in addition to about a zillion published opinions.
This is not a hard call.
I don't think there is yet a consensus. The first responses were fairly negative but have been turning more positive as more is learned about Mukasey. Being a Reagan appointment to the federal bench has helped his standing.
That's true. I think all the parties involved must have an eye on the upcoming elections and how what they do might effect the voters. I think the voters are feeling a healthy contempt for everyone in DC.
| Contributor | Candidate or PAC | Amount | Date |
| MUKASEY, MICHAEL B MR. | GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) | $ 1,000.00 | 06/19/2007 |
| NEW YORK , NY 10021 | President | primary | |
| PATERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER L.L.P | RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC | ||
| MUKASEY, MICHAEL B MR. | GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) | $ 200.00 | 03/13/2007 |
| NEW YORK , NY 10021 | President | primary | |
| PATERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER L.L.P | RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC | ||
| MUKASEY, MICHAEL B | LIEBERMAN, JOSEPH I (D) | $ 1,000.00 | 09/28/2006 |
| NEW YORK, NY 10021 | Senate - CT | general | |
| PATTERSON, BELNAP, ET AL/ATTORNEY | FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN | ||
| MUKASEY, MILDRED B MS. | GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) | $ 2,100.00 | 12/15/2006 |
| NEW YORK, NY 10021 | President | primary | |
| PATERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER L.L.P | RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC | ||
| MUKASEY, MARC L MR. | GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) | $ (2,300.00) | 06/28/2007 |
| NEW YORK , NY 10128 | President | primary | |
| BRACEWELL & GIULIANI/LAWYER | RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC | ||
| MUKASEY, MARC L MR. | GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) | $ 2,300.00 | 06/28/2007 |
| NEW YORK , NY 10128 | President | primary | |
| BRACEWELL & GIULIANI/LAWYER | RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC | ||
| MUKASEY, MARC L MR. | GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) | $ 2,300.00 | 06/28/2007 |
| NEW YORK , NY 10128 | President | general | |
| BRACEWELL & GIULIANI/LAWYER | RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC | ||
| MUKASEY, MARC MR. | GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) | $ 200.00 | 03/15/2007 |
| NEW YORK , NY 10128 | President | primary | |
| BRACEWELL & GIULIANI/LAWYER | RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC | ||
| MUKASEY, MARC MR. | GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) | $ 2,100.00 | 12/18/2006 |
| NEW YORK , NY 10128 | President | primary | |
| BRACEWELL & GIULIANI/LAWYER | RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC | ||
| MUKASEY, SUSAN MRS. | GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) | $ 200.00 | 03/13/2007 |
| NEW YORK , NY 10021 | President | primary | |
| SELF-EMPLOYED/TEACHER/ADMINISTRATOR | RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC | ||
| MUKASEY, SUSAN MRS. | GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) | $ 2,100.00 | 12/15/2006 |
| NEW YORK , NY 10021 | President | primary | |
| SELF-EMPLOYED/TEACHER/ADMINISTRATOR | RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC |
Thanks-—nice find.
I was actually looking at some of Hsu’s cohorts and Mukasey happened to pop up in the “most popular searches” at Newsmeat. I clicked on it out of curiosity and was pretty disappointed.
Giuliani's man? That means anti-Second Amendment, pro-sodomy, pro-infanticide, pro-illegal, etc., etc. Perfect selection for Señor Buch.
Why is there no outrage over this nomination?
Wow! Good work! It’s probably too late, but this should answer the question why many of us distrust GWB now.
Thanks! GWB was also going to nominate Rudy pla Kerik for Homeland Security until a fuss was made.
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