This is something of a surprise. Feinstein is a solid lib, though she occasionally breaks with her party on executive & judicial appointments.
No surprise ... look at it this way, if they don’t vote for him, BUSH will take over the position f Attorney General. That scares them into voting FOR an AG. Bush is being clever here.
Mukasey is an old friend of Schumer’s ... Schumer is on record himself as acknowledging sometimes torture is appropriate ... Schumer HAD to vote for Muskasey, despite the split from the party orthodoxy .. Schumer needed a beard ... Feinstein fit the bill.
After the White House nominated Mukasey, one of the Jewish pubs I get put out an article about their great pride in Mukasey who, I think, might be the first Jewish AG when confirmed. So both Schumer and Feinstein had a secondary interest in his confirmation.
Not to mention, Mukasey appears to have been one helluva good judge. That alone would not have swayed their votes and seems to have had no impact with Leahy, Biden, Durbin, Fat Teddy. Speaking of whom, let us have one last good laugh at Fat Teddy claiming he won’t vote for Mukasey becaue he didn’t answer properly about water torture! No irony there!
Maybe she is trying to make sure this doesn't come back to bite her.
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/03/29/difi-and-the-culture-of-corruption/
“This is something of a surprise. Feinstein is a solid lib, though she occasionally breaks with her party on executive & judicial appointments.”
Feinstein is a crook and everyone knows it. Her hubby also has the military contracts. She isn’t stupid.
I hear Chuckie Schumer is going to back him too.