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Michael Mukasey's role in the Jose Padilla case

Bush's nominee for attorney general has displayed some impressive qualities of independence and a willingness to defy the president.
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  • Sunday, September 16, 2007 07:50 AM

    Bite the Bullet

    Mukasey sounds as about as good as it will get.

    Politically, it would seem more prudent to confirm him while using the confirmation proceedings to highlight the abuses of the Bush regime

    But confirm him and get the story done with and continue on with more important matters.

    I think Bush would love nothing more than to have no one confirmed and have a stalemate at the DOJ with nothing being accomplished.

    —El Tiburon. Read El Tiburon.'s other letters

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