Feinstein and Schumer should have rejected Mukasey based on this single statement (which makes no sense) by
Schumer:
Under this administration, that nominee will certainly never share our views on issues like torture and wiretapping.
Unbelievable in itself because Schumer seems to think the admin is allowed to have a torture policy.
Although Bush said that if Mukasey wasn't confirmed, there would be no AG, he would most likely have recess appointed Mukasey as he did Foxie.
What Feinstein and Schumer did, however, is give Bush cover from making a recess appointment that would obviously continue to show that Bush believes he is above the law and that everyone in his administration condones torture. A recess appointment would spark controversy. If Bush recess appointed Mukasey or even someone like Bork, there is no difference between any of them. They will all uphold Bush/Cheney/Addington's
torture policy.
No excuse!
On Mukasey, Feinstein doesn't get it; Jack Balkin explainsThe Mukasey Precedent
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