Brief: Despite opposition, Mukasey LAW ’67 confirmed as attorney general
Michael Mukasey LAW ’67 was confirmed as the nation’s 81st attorney general by the Senate late Thursday night.
Nominated by President George W. Bush ’68, Mukasey was at first well received by senators on both sides of the aisle. But the Senate’s 53-40 vote late Thursday night reflects the frustration some senators had with Mukasey’s refusal to classify waterboarding — a controversial interrogation technique that simulates drowning — as torture.
But several senators, including the six Democrats who voted in favor of Mukasey’s confirmation, said the need for a replacement for...
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By (Anonymous)
12:17p.m. on November 9, 2007
Great balanced coverage. I agree with Powerline. Too bad the MSM can't write so impartially.
I agree with Powerline's comments regarding the confirmation of Judge Mucasy to the post of Attorney General of the United States of America. I also am hearted to read the comments by Mr. Paul Needhman here in the Yale Daily News.
James Douglass
Garden City, Kansas