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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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    Who Loves the Democrat base?- No one!

    As Digby said yesterday of Senate Democrats: "it surely seems true that they loathe the Democratic base as much as the Republicans do."

    OF COURSE, DOESN'T EVERYONE despise them and why not? Think of Truman, JFK, even that Hyde Park N. Y. snobby elitist FDR pandering to the Democrat base. Think of Truman putting up with Cindy Sheehan or with Dennis Whochi Kuchi, or what ever his name is. Now that's a funny thought.

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