Sen. Schumer has buyers remorse with AG Mukasey

[sabra]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/washington/23mukasey.html?ref=us

WASHINGTON — When President Bush tapped Michael B. Mukasey to lead the scandal-plagued Justice Department nine months ago, Senator Charles E. Schumer could not say enough good things about his fellow New Yorker. Mr. Schumer ran out of time in ticking off Mr. Mukasey’s accomplishments at his Senate hearing, and the senator’s vote of support ensured his confirmation as attorney general.

Yet at a hearing this month, face to face with his pick for attorney general, Mr. Schumer, a Democrat, did not hide his disappointment in what he saw as Mr. Mukasey’s reluctance to move more aggressively in investigating accusations that the Justice Department had brought politically inspired prosecutions against Democratic politicians.

Mr. Schumer was still fuming a short time later as he went to the Senate floor for a vote. “That was terrible,” Mr. Schumer told a colleague privately in assessing Mr. Mukasey’s performance, an official privy to the conversation said.

The shift in political support underscores the problems facing Mr. Mukasey, a retired federal judge, as he works to restore the credibility of a department that was tainted under his predecessor, Alberto R. Gonzales. So far, the results appear mixed.

[MannyGoldstein]

1. If Mukasey Gets More Aggressive He'd Be Fired

And the Congressional "Dems" wouldn't do a damned thing to stop it. Like Robert Gates, Mukasey's probably doing the best he can.

[izquierdista]

2. New York senators

Have the street smarts of Gomer and Goober Pyle.

First the Iraq War Resolution, now Mukasey. I wonder if they would be interested in some shares of the Brooklyn Bridge I have for sale? :dunce:

[roguevalley]

23. isn't that the truth. So Shumer is disappointed., DO SOMETHING!

[Parche]

3. Mukasey

Bush's whole admin is inept, from 'Brownie'(FEMA) to Lurita Doan, Condo Rice
and his EPA Lapdog Johnson

Mukasey looks like a lazy fukwad...............

[Kaleko]

10. Inept? Willfully destructive and deliberately negligent is what the evidence shows.

[Mass]

4. Schumer has had a lot of regrets recently. We can only hope he will learn from them.\nt

[blm]

15. Schumer also led opposition against Kerry and Kennedy's filibuster of Alito.

He and Clinton argued in a closed, PRIVATE senate caucus that Dems should NOT support a filibuster. After thousand of phonecalls to her office, Clinton then put on a PUBLIC face that sided with filibuster, though she wouldn't argue for it on any of the broadcast news shows.

I am SICK of that wing of the Dem party.

[ProSense]

25. Yeah, here he is

regretting that.

Doesn't say a lot about good judgment, does it?

[L. Coyote]

5. Rec #1. Mukasey being grilled right now at House Judiciary Comm.

[libnnc]

8. "grilled" is being generous

they are "respectfully asking" questions and getting BS in return...

"Thank you Mr. Chairman, that's all the questions I have. My time has expired..."

This process is completely useless.

At least Watt and Wexler are pissed.

[PghTiny]

6. Now he has regrets???!!!

He should have thought of that during the confirmation hearings!

[charlie]

7. An entire nation is surprised that Schumer is surprised

Try listening to your constituents once in a while Chuck. You won't look like such a credulous idiot so often.

[rhett o rick]

29. How about listening to his colleagues? What did they tell him? nm

[jayfish]

9. "So Far The Results Appear Mixed"

:eyes: I'm soooooooooo f'ing sick of this manufactured impartiality.

Jay

[Ian David]

11. I think the guy answering Schumer's phones hung-up on me that day due to "colorful" language. n/t

[Individualist]

12. Schumer is DLC

He got exactly what he wanted when he voted for Mukasey. His phony remorse is nothing more than a dog and pony show.

[hisownpetard]

13. "...the results appear mixed?" Mukasey is a total shill and may wind up out-doing Gonzo.

In this administration, incompetence (both innate and deliberate) is always rewarded.

[formercia]

14. So much for professional courtesies

Thanks to the soon to be Mr. Schumer.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

16. I have Schumer remorse.

[yellerpup]

17. I wrote to CS asking him not to confirm Mukasey.

I'm glad he's sorry now.

[robinlynne]

18. We told you so Senator. It was obvious.

[Peregrine Took]

19. We all knew what Mukasey was about - why didn't Schumer? What veil did

he have on his eyes that prevented him from knowing a right winger when he saw one?

[burythehatchet]

20. More proof that a committee of DUers is far more competent than Democrats

[Supersedeas]

21. mixed???

[bdamomma]

22. I hate to say this

BUT WE TOLD YOU SO, and you did not listen to some of the American people either. Go ahead and underestimate us Senator Schumer, one day you will learn.

[BlooInBloo]

24. Fuck Schumer and the rest of the rubber-stampers.

[GeorgeGist]

26. Don't confuse Schumer's feigned outrage ...

with remorse. He's just pissed for not getting a reach around with the AG's dick up his ass.

[spanone]

27. yea yea yea schumer...stfu

chuckie knew mukasey would be a bu$h* tool when he wouldn't define torture...that alone should have told the senator who the real mukasey was

buyer's remorse my ass.

[rhett o rick]

28. Rule of thumb Chuck, if Bush likes them then vote no.

Either Chuck is the stupidest one of all or he is a tool of the fascist regime. We know which DiFi is, both.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

30. And I have a bridge to sell.... Schumer knew exactly who Mukasey is......

I will sit out the next election that Schumer is in. He will never get my vote again.

[Blackhatjack]

31. We all knew Mukasey was lying at his confirmation hearing. How could Chuck not know???

I knew at the time Chuck went to bat for Mukasey we would all regret it ..... When are Democrats going to quit trying to kick the football Lucy is holding, and send Lucy packing?

It is becoming obvious that so much feigned outrage over being 'fooled' by these 'wolves in sheep clothing' is not legitimate.