Feingold to oppose Mukasey

[Venus Dog]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Josh Marshall reporting at TPM

Statement just released ...

"I will vote against the nomination of Judge Mukasey to be the next Attorney General. This was a difficult decision, as Judge Mukasey has many impressive qualities. He is intelligent and experienced and appears to understand the need to depoliticize the Department of Justice and restore its credibility and reputation." (more at link)

Read more: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

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Thank God

[MaineDem]

1. Good for her! n/t

[lonestarnot]

3. her? WTF?

[Venus Dog]

5. This is Russ Feingold of Wisconsin

not Diane Feinstein.

http://feingold.senate.gov/


edited for wrong link

[lonestarnot]

23. I know who it is, but the OP initially said she...

but they fixed it so all is well.

[Bread and Circus]

27. World's best ticket: Gore/Feingold

[MaineDem]

6. Duhhh

Total brain cramp on my part.

I thought DiFi had changed her mind.

Sorry about that.

And "WTF" was a little strong, no? I just made a mistake.

[lonestarnot]

24. Yes it was a little strong. Sorry.

Peace :toast:

[R_M]

12. "Her"?

:shrug:

[MaineDem]

15. See above...

A bit of wishful thinking on my part (and posting without thinking.) I saw Feingold and thought Feinstein.

[Sam Ervin jret]

21. I had the same brain cramp. I saw her on CNN say she was voting for. ADHD reading on my part...

Plus some wishful thinking too. But with these people changing their minds and/or voting contrary to any of their past positions (not to mention common sense and international LAWS) I feel one can be forgiven for being confused.

I'm confused by their actions all the time. Even when I get the names straight. :crazy: :crazy: :wow:

[lonestarnot]

2. hmmmf.

"The nation's top law enforcement officer must be able to stand up to a chief executive who thinks he is above the law. The rule of law is too important to our country's history and to its future to compromise on that bedrock principle."

Take that bushitler!

[BadGimp]

4. this is geniunely encouraging

[Jade Fox]

7. Thank god, indeed.....n/t

[Nictuku]

8. It doesn't matter

All they need to move the nomination to the floor is one Democrat on the committee to side with the republicans, and they have 2 (Schumer and Feinstein).

This means that the nomination will leave the committee and hit the floor for an up or down vote, and then we have leiberman (in addition to Schumer and Feinstein), and who knows how many other DINOs.

Unless Schumer and Feinstein change their minds, then this guy will be the next AG who will cover for the Bush Administration. I've heard he has already agreed that he will not pursue the scandal which made the position available: Gonzales' politicizing of the DOJ and the political firings of the Attorney Generals.

The writing is on the wall.

All we can really do now is to write and call Feinstein and Schumer and put the pressure on.

[Venus Dog]

9. You are probably right, but

I was just happy to see that Feingold did not go along.

[Nictuku]

11. Yea, I agree

It is how I would have expected Feingold to vote. He is a good man. I'm glad we have him in the Senate.

Feinstein is my Senator, and she is, as far as I'm concerned, a DINO, and should be voted out of office, or change her political alliance.

[IndianaGreen]

10. Difi and Scumer think that it is okay to torture people, especially Muslims

And the Crusade marches on!

[Enrique]

17. Feingold would disagree with that assessment

notice he says, "this was a difficult decsision."

[tomg]

13. Russ Feingold is great, and there might be

another way to put the pressure on. We have all these Democrats running for the nomination. what about a collective statement - we all oppose, as a group - the nomination of Mukasey. Flat-out public statement as a group. No one gets to grandstand. They do the window-dressing - Fine American, Great Qualifications, Love to have a beer with the guy BUT - and then blast, not Mukasey, but, well Mukasey.

At least it would let everyone know where they stand as a group, and what are some of our non-negotiables as Democrats ( we still have some general principles we can agree on, like torture don't we. Do we?) Yeah, I know - hell and snow balls. Still. . .

edit to add: I truly mean Russ Feingold is great. Wish he was my senator - I've got Clinton and the other one.

[badgervan]

14. That's My Senator

And, once again, he votes with and for the people's desire. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times this guy has voted anti-dem over a twenty+ year political career here in Wisconsin, and representing us in DC. Thank you, Senator Russ.
Could our country use this man as President, or what?

[nashville_brook]

16. am i hallucinating?

[More Than A Feeling]

18. "Why do you ask?" said the giant head of Abraham Lincoln. n/t

[D23MIURG23]

19. Once again Feingold stands head and shoulders above the rest of the senate.

If I could have my pick, THIS is who I would want to lead our country.

[mod mom]

20. He is certainly one of my heroes! This is great news!

[aquart]

25. But he refused to run.

Which is still annoying.

[movonne]

22. I wouldn't have thought any different...but there is many I worry about..

[Acadia Blue]

26. I love Feingold, Kuscinich, Sanders, Edwards, sometimes Landrieu, but not too often.

[The Stranger]

28. All of Mukasey's supposed "impressive qualities" are forfeit. A torturer cannot enforce the law.

Fuck Mukasey's nomination and the torturer it rode in on.

[nebula]

29. Not impressive at all

Outside of the torture issue, what' so impressive about him?

Mukasey is a huge supporter of unbridled executive privilege.

He has no redeeming qualities at all...unless you think having
unchecked executive power is a good thing.