Judge Mukasey is not Alberto R. Gonzales. In our confirmation hearings (and subsequently, in writing), Judge Mukasey's answers to hundreds of questions were crisp and to the point, and reflected an independent mind. That's why I intend to vote to confirm him to be our next attorney general. I truly believe he will be a strong advocate for the American people.[...]
[...] The bottom line is this: I hope that Judge Mukasey will fairly and evenhandedly represent the American people and direct the Justice Department wherever the facts and the law lead, not where the White House dictates.
--Senator Dianne Feinstein, The Los Angeles Times, November 3, 2007
She hopes. And I hope that one day all politicians won't prove to be sycophantic, self-serving morons that ignore the will of their constituents. I hope that my next Senator won't vote to greenlight a war on obviosuly faulty intelligence, or vote in favor of a blatantly unconsitutional bill such as the Patriot Act without having the common decency to bother reading it first (or the temerity to vote against it, had she actually read it.)
Unfortunately, Senator Feinstein will continue to masquerade as a "liberal," and frankly, any Democrat in California that still votes for her, or supports candidates that fawn for her endorsements, deserves every last crumb she so consistently delivers.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce...Attorney General Michael Mukasey.
