Suddenly, George Bush’s interest in Mukasey appears to have left a bad taste in Schumer’s mouth
Liberals don’t want bi-partisianship, they want to fight. The POTUS is set to nominate Michael Mukasey for Attorney General, Chuck’s choice to replace William Rehnquist , yet something changed:
Two years ago, he wanted Mukasey for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. Now Chuck has to qualify his support when Bush wants Mukasey to run Justice for a whole 16 months. All that Mukasey has done from the bench since Schumer shopped him in 2005 is retire. Why all of the hesitation?
Bush has managed to strip Schumer of his last pretenses of fairness and honesty, and the Alliance for Justice may be next. Uncle Chuck couldn’t give a fig for “consensus”. He used Mukasey as a club to beat Bush two years ago, and Nan Aron of AJ jumped on the bandwagon. Schumer just had his bluff called, and one can expect that the confirmation hearings will feature several Republican committee members read into the record over and over again Schumer’s endorsement of Mukasey for the lifetime appointment.Schumer will provide us a prime-time example of eating one’s words. He misunderestimated George Bush again.
Ace:
Mukasey is a former federal judge (nominated by Reagan) and good friend of Rudy Giuliani. He was the first judge to hear the Jose Padilla case and managed to frustrate all parties by ruling that even an American citizen like Padilla could be held as an enemy combatant, but that such a detainee has the right to challenge that designation. His ruling is almost exactly what the Supreme Court decided a year later in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld.
Senate Republicans should be reading Schumer’s prior statements about Mukasey on the floor during confirmation hearings. Repeatedly, until Schumer gets over his little two-faced lapse.
Michelle Malkin isn’t so sure
A good pick. I remember from my days in New York legal circles that Mukasey was highly esteemed and, more specifically, that he was rumored to have an unusually heavy security detail that shadowed him wherever he went. Why the security? Andy McCarthy, another New York lawyer who calls Mukasey “peerless” as a trial judge, explains:
September 17, 2007 - 11:21 AM on September 17th, 2007
I wonder of the GOP Senators have the spine to make Schumer eat his words repeatedly until even Schumer understands that Chucky is hoist upon his own petard?
September 17, 2007 - 12:52 PM on September 17th, 2007
Ha ha ha. Chuckey outmaneuvered by GWB! Schumer is a disgraceful POS. He is another of those politicians who are part of what’s wrong with America.
Shame on all the morons that vote for Schumer.
September 18, 2007 - 11:30 AM on September 18th, 2007
Correstion: Shame on all those who voted for Bush.
September 18, 2007 - 11:30 AM on September 18th, 2007
(sp) Correction: Shame on all those who voted for Bush.
September 18, 2007 - 11:32 AM on September 18th, 2007
I stand by my original statement. Schumer is a trashbag.
September 18, 2007 - 11:37 AM on September 18th, 2007
3,4, shame on the shameless, Anti-American left.
September 18, 2007 - 11:43 AM on September 18th, 2007
“shame on the shameless, Anti-American left.”
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Apparently, the shameless are those who refuse to see the damage they have done with the election of GW Bush.
The man has had an approval rating in the 30’s since 2005, nearly.
That remaining 25%+ …you guys here…are fortunately far from the American mainstream political thought.
PCD, you may now proceed with your childish insults and lack of a quality argument. I wouldn’t expect anything less from you.
September 18, 2007 - 11:51 AM on September 18th, 2007
7, The Democrat dominated congress’ popularity is less than 20%. By your logic, you should be apologizing to the US for your people.
You liberals have damaged the US far worse than the delusions you now hold. You are responsible for that putz, Carter, and for do nothing Clinton.
September 18, 2007 - 11:51 AM on September 18th, 2007
And those who vote for him are idiots contributing to what is wrong with America.
September 18, 2007 - 11:55 AM on September 18th, 2007
“The Democrat dominated congress’ popularity is less than 20%.”
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BECAUSE they aren’t ending the war like they were supposed to do.
NOT because people disagree with them ideologicaly and favor republcans…if that were so, they wouldn’t have been given a congressional majority.
No, PCD…it’s because they can’t/won’t stop the tragic war in Iraq.
Hell, I’d give congress a “bad opinion” – ME, A LIBERAL – and for that exact reason.
September 18, 2007 - 11:57 AM on September 18th, 2007
“And those who vote for him are idiots contributing to what is wrong with America.”
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Well, that’s New York for you.
September 18, 2007 - 12:01 PM on September 18th, 2007
I live in the glass house of Kalifornia, where we have idiots who vote repeatedly for Barbara “Bouncer” Boxer and Diane “Chinese contracts” Feinstein. So I understand how NY can have so many idiots.
September 18, 2007 - 12:14 PM on September 18th, 2007
10, SFL, you bloody idiot, the Islamofascists started the war. Only FOOLS like you refuse to recognize that fact. You want to surrender everything to them so you can suck on your bong in peace. The only peace you’ll get from them is beheaded in a grave.
September 18, 2007 - 12:20 PM on September 18th, 2007
“…the Islamofascists started the war.”
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Hmmm…like the Indians started the Indian Wars, too?
September 18, 2007 - 12:31 PM on September 18th, 2007
We have NEVER been at war with India. What are you smoking, SFL?
September 18, 2007 - 12:38 PM on September 18th, 2007
14, I wonder how you’ll fare when the Islamofascists start poisoning the illegal drugs you liberals import.
September 18, 2007 - 12:53 PM on September 18th, 2007
14, SFB, I wonder if Islamofascists had decided to blow up the Transamerica building instead of the WTC if you would still be so stupidly blind.