Reply #111: Question for those who are watching [View All]

Do you get the impression that congressional questioners are really, really going after Mukasey and trying to get to the bottom of the many issues being discussed, or...

...do you get the impression that this is a show, for our benefit, in which congress appears to be asking tough questions but Mukasey knows what to say because everyone in the room is in agreement that real accountability would disrupt our system too much?

Mukasey must know that his answers are, at the core, acceptable to congress. Congress may bristle publically, but if they really wanted government misdeeds exposed they could certainly do it. I think it is a show...I'm not watching this one, but I've seen many others and I've seen congressmen steer clear of the tough questions, tackle ones that are debatable, not follow up on issues, not press on obfuscation.