Letters to the Editor
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Redundant
I think everyone knew what they were getting when Mukasey was confirmed. While Mukasey may keep a tighter ship than Gonzales, he's never going to go after his boss, period. Those who voted for his confirmation did so because they either knew that he would protect the administration, or that they weren't going to get another choice because Bush would simply appoint someone to fill in until his term is up. All this was already settled when he was confirmed, so why is Congress bothering to rehash this issue with Mukasey. As to the destruction of the CIA torture tapes, all Mukasey has done is assure that the investigation is limited locally to the determination of whether or not a crime has been committed. Again serving his boss. Congress should have insisted on the appointment of an independent counsel. Because certainly nothing is going to come out of this DOJ investigation.