Mother Jones - Comments for "The Dems' Mukasey Moment"

Looks like the Democrats wimped out...again....

michael mukasey.. bernie kerik... benito giuliani have corrupted charles schumer and diane fienstein so that both parties are just branches of the likud party.....only dennis kucinich and ron paul are running to represent america... the others are merely israeli poodles.

There are times to fight the President, but this choice of AG is not one of them. It will only invite the President to resort to a recess appointment of someone completely unacceptable. Mukasey may be flawed, but pushing THIS President to fill out the term with someone even worse, someone totally unaccountable to the American people. Great for the upcoming campaign season perhaps, but is it worth it? Trust me, this President can come up with someone who would make Gonzales appear to be an effective steward of his office.

Schumer will NOT be able to say later "if I had known" about Mukasey. His preference of hedge fund managers over the 99& of the citizens is remarkable and stunning. What do the campaign contributions(bribes) from hedge fund managers show?

The whole point of the hearings process is to see if the candidate is really suitable. If it turns out that he's not, there is certainly no shame for Schumer in changing his mind! It's not as if there aren't other lawyers who wouldn't be better choices. This candidate has shown contempt for the rule of law and the Constitution.... It's time to say, "Next!"

I just sent emails to Schumer and Feinstein telling them I was fed up and would no longer contribute to the democratic party because of their support of Mukasey. I just sent money to Al Franken in hopes he will stand up to the Republican if he is elected.

Yep...pretty disgusted with Schumer and Feinstein. Why, exactly, am I working my ass off for the Democratic Party again?

With such lofty poll #'s as congress is now getting, I cannot believe they are about to confirm this man who will not call waterboarding torture. Was it not Feinstein who started this in the first place by outing the A.G for firing Attourneys for political reasons?

Too late! Feinstein and Schumer caved in today and capitulated to the most moronic, inept, evil president we've ever had. Business as usual for this collection of squids that call themselves Democrats. Does anyone else feel it's time to consider a third party that really represents the wishes of the American people?

If the Democrats would like to strengthen their 2008 position then one of the first things they should do is present a unanimous Democratic front rejecting Mukasey because he will not commit, one way or another on certain specific torture issues but also to block Bush's "man". We are stuck with Roberts, Alito and the right wing majority in the Supreme court because the Democrats could not block Bush appointees at that time; now they can and they should.
Here is a President who has trampled our Constitution, the Geneva Convention rules for POW treatment, restarted the cold war and attacked a sovereign nation, sacrificing our young men and women solldiers for the sake of big oil corporations. He has indebted our children's children because of his financing of massive tax give aways to the wealthy, the hundreds of billions of dollars for an illegal war and the on going malfeasance and corruption of American corporations in Iraq to the tune of billions of more dollars.
The only appointments Bush should be making are in the latrine at Fort Leavenworth! This man has bankrupt three corporations and is about to bankrupt, morally and financially, the greatest country in the world!
Should the Democrats reject Mukasey? Most certainly and from this point on they should reject anything Bush proffers.

If the guy can't be open and honest, we don't need him! So just "say no" to his confirmation... Thank you for hearing my opinion.
CEG

Most people I know are looking for an opposition party.

Key DemocRATs, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., cross party lines to pledge support for Bush Attorney General nominee [waterboard-waffling Michael Mukasey], clearing way for confirmation

Another opportunity for the Democrats to EXPLAIN to the voters why they are supporting anything that this criminal administration proposes. Would we even be discussing this issue if we were talking about a foreign government approving the waterboarding of our troops? It's torture plain and simple.

Gee. Block his nomination or blow an opportunity...SUCH a hard call...

Mother Jones - Comments for "The Dems&#039; Mukasey Moment"

Mother Jones - Comments for "The Dems' Mukasey Moment"