Any Democratic vote for Mukasey is a vote for the legalization of torture, and is a disgusting cave-in. Torture is not consistent with American values.
The confirmation of Michael B. Mukasey appeared to be all but certain after Senators Dianne Feinstein and Charles E. Schumer gave him their support. [From Justice Nominee Gets 2 Key Votes From Democrats]
Dianne Feinstein I could see: she is so often a Bush-enabler, and DINO (Democrat In Name Only) that I'm not surprised at her stance. But Schumer? I've had disagreements with his positions in the past, but I never thought Schumer would leave his party (and constituents) out to dry. Can't his roommate Dick Durbin set Schumer straight? Maybe leave a rat in his bed or something?
Spineless weasels.
Hello, It's late and my cyber-identity problems continue. I am sorry Schumer is going the way of supporting surveillance and all these horrible breaches of our civil liberties. However, I believe the matter for Feinstein and Schumer is religious. The state of Israel must remain where it is and ironically, as Spielberg portrayed it, Israel has become a perpetrator of vengeance instead of a peacemaker for all tribes of Abraham. Theoretically, that is. A thought in the middle of the night, when I caught your blog open.