Posted on 11/03/2007 10:35:15 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
During a long career in public service and private practice, Michael B. Mukasey has forged an independent path as a lawyer and federal judge. He has presided over 1,600 cases in almost 19 years on the bench. He has extensive experience on national security cases -- presiding over such critically important cases as U.S. vs. Rahman and Padilla vs. Bush. In the Omar Abdel Rahman case, 10 defendants were given prison sentences ranging from 25 years to life.
Judge Mukasey is not Alberto R. Gonzales. In our confirmation hearings (and subsequently, in writing), Judge Mukasey's answers to hundreds of questions were crisp and to the point, and reflected an independent mind. That's why I intend to vote to confirm him to be our next attorney general. I truly believe he will be a strong advocate for the American people.
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Mark Levin’s posting of Schumer’s own comments from 2004 concerning the use of torture sealed the deal.
She's not up for reelection until 2012.
He'll be the second. We also had one during the Ford administration.
I think there are two reasons. Obviously, the RATS fear a recess appointment. If they reject Mukasey, Bush could recess-appoint a Judge Bork type and that would really fry them.
Two, both DiFi and Mukasey are Jewish. I doubt she and Schumer will be the only Jewish RATS to vote yea.
No way is Mukasey liberal. He is quite conservative.
Have my doubts she will run again. I think she'll be at least 80 by then.
Does Feinstein have some premonition that the Election may not be quite the shoo-in for Democrats that MSM would have us believe? Is she laying the groundwork for possibly being able to get along a bit with the Republicans after next November?
She isn’t up for reelction until 2012, and is expected to retire.
But she will be working 4 years with whoever IS elected in 08.
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