Mukasey is not sure about water boarding Sorry!
Dailykos has a great post on Michael Mukasey's troubled nomination for attorney general. Bush defended the retired judge's refusal to say whether he considers waterboarding torture and warning of a leaderless Justice Department if Democrats do not confirm him.
It was interesting that Mukasey's did not answer the simple question if he considers waterboarding torture, because that would implicate President Bush. Bush instead defends his nominee by stating the Mukasey does not know the details since he has not been nominated.
WASHINGTON - President Bush sought to save Michael Mukasey's troubled nomination for attorney general Thursday, defending the retired judge's refusal to say whether he considers waterboarding torture and warning of a leaderless Justice Department if Democrats do not confirm him.
"If the Senate Judiciary Committee were to block Judge Mukasey on these grounds, they would set a new standard for confirmation that could not be met by any responsible nominee for attorney general," Bush said in a speech at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
"That would guarantee that America would have no attorney general during this time of war," the president said.
I'm with ya, Mr. Pretzelnit!
Nobody for Attorney General. You're exactly right.
No responsible human being can be your attorney general. You have David Addington for that.
It was interesting that Mukasey's did not answer the simple question if he considers waterboarding torture, because that would implicate President Bush. Bush instead defends his nominee by stating the Mukasey does not know the details since he has not been nominated.
WASHINGTON - President Bush sought to save Michael Mukasey's troubled nomination for attorney general Thursday, defending the retired judge's refusal to say whether he considers waterboarding torture and warning of a leaderless Justice Department if Democrats do not confirm him.
"If the Senate Judiciary Committee were to block Judge Mukasey on these grounds, they would set a new standard for confirmation that could not be met by any responsible nominee for attorney general," Bush said in a speech at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
"That would guarantee that America would have no attorney general during this time of war," the president said.
I'm with ya, Mr. Pretzelnit!
Nobody for Attorney General. You're exactly right.
No responsible human being can be your attorney general. You have David Addington for that.
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