Bill Kristol Approves of Mukasey for AG
By Nicole Belle Saturday Sep 15, 2007 8:01pm
PNACer/Weekly Standard Editor/FOXNoise Regular Bill Kristol--whom we all know has a finger on the pulse of the White House--claims that President Bush will announce his nomination of Michael Mukasey for Attorney General, despite the fact that several names have been floated as leading contenders over the last two weeks.
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That William "The Bloody" is undisturbed by the nomination (other than the fact that he is respected by Schumer, god forbid) should send critically thinking progressives in the other direction.
However, looseheadprop at FDL and Glenn Greenwald point out that as far as conservatives go (and there's no chance Bush would nominate anything but a conservative), Mukasey may be the best we can hope for and that he's no "party over Constitution" idealogue. That may be, but I don't know that I'm ready to sing "Kumbaya" over his nomination either.
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It's too bad that the Republican Party these days cares more about its own ideology than what's good for the nation as a whole. Liberals _ to a greater degree _ are more able to think in broader terms and arrive at compromises on issues than conservatives. Liberals are "progressive," of course, in their makeup, but conservatives these days truly live up to their label. It must be extremely difficult to be a moderate and liberal Republican these days.
Can't trust any Bush nominee.
someone's dying lord...kumbaya
oh lord kumbaya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_B._Mukasey
Oh, well, then, never mind.
L.A. Confidential @ 4:
Oh Goody! He gave money to Ghouliani AND Lieberman!
Who the hell cares who this creep approves of?
I gotta tell you... ONCE AGAIN...
I don't give a DAMN about what William Kristol thinks about ANY issue.
Why do you keep raising his opinions up for consideration and discussion?
Wouldn't it be more constructive and educational to consider the opinions of Dennis Kucinich, or Keith Olbermann, or... I could go on with about A THOUSAND NAMES before I came around to mr. kristol's.
Just think of Kristol's ringing endorsement, as a big, RED FLAG!
We don't care what Kristol thinks. Anything he is in favor of is bad for America, including this nominee.
Let me get this straight - Kristol thinks SCHUMER is the kiss of death?
"Mukasey may be the best we can hope for"
Not unless he announces during his Senate appearance that he will allow the naming of special prosecutors to investigate Abramov and K Street.
We've worked hard to remove Gonzales -- let's not foreclose OUR complacency while bashing Dems for the results. WE should fight for a good AG -- not Bush's first set of choices.
This crony should not pass.
In 2005 Kristol caused controversy by praising President George W. Bush's second inaugural address without disclosing his role as a consultant to the writing of the speech. Kristol praised the speech highly in his role as a regular political contributor during FOX's coverage of the address, as well as in a Weekly Standard article, without disclosing his involvement in the speech either time.
Wacko
....which means Mukasey must not be AG.
Why the hell this guy still got a job? Geez.
Kristol is not credible. I doubt that Murkasey can be. They alll come the same mold.
Kristol's a known fringe hack. He has no credibility. Greenwald does. We're not getting an ACLU lawyer at DOJ. This guy seems a lot better than that whore Olson.
moondancer @ 17:
Leader Reid has already staked his political career on Ted Olson NOT getting through the Senate.
Gonzales is the KEY to this fight. They chose a criminal AG, he committed a bunch of crimes, and now he's gone.
WE WILL HAVE AN HONEST NON-CRONY AG.
Anything less is ignoring Gonzales. Shall we not bring him up at every one of these unacceptable choices? We SHALL.
"Mukasey? Gonzales."
NEXT.
The Senate should be perfectly satisfied that this guy has a clean record, and unlike Real Estate Agent Gonzeles, remotely qualified for the job.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/bush-settles-on-replacement-for-gonzales/20...
Who gives a goddamn what BLOODY BILL thinks?
Stop trying to making this war criminal important!
He is just another sick psychopathic GOP Bastard!
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Retired Navy @ 2:
Correct. Not even worth debating.
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Clean record? He's on the Giuliani Judicial advice committee, headed by TED OLSON.
Let's have a look at that committee, shall we:
http://thegiulianipapers.typepad.com/the_giuliani_papers/2007/07/index.html
A NEOCON STAR COMMITTEE IS NOT WHERE WE WANT THE NEXT AG FROM.
Mukasey may be deep cover Neocon, but look at the company he keeps!
Mukasey? Gonzales.
NEXT.
That is enough reason for me to not want him approved by Congress! ANYONE who the neocon Kristol would approve of is suspect in my book, and found lacking on a number of levels.
Is it too much to ask that Bush just put forward someone for the office of AG that is just a VERY GOOD attorney or judge, who loves the law and knows the Constitution inside and out, who isn't connected to PNAC or AEI, who isn't connected to any oil companies or corporations, who isn't connected to Cheney or Halliburton, who didn't graduate from Regent University , who wasn't from Bush's alma mater or fraternity or related to Bush in some way, and who wouldn't be just another enabler? Is it too much to expect?
Mukasey is, with his son, MEMBERS OF GUILIANI'S NEO-CON STAR COMMITTEE:
http://thegiulianipapers.typepad.com/the_giuliani_papers/2007/07/index.html
Along with Ted Olson, Michael Estrada, Calabresi (co-founder of Federalist Society), Larry Thompson (worked for Gonzales), Carol Dinkins (worked with Gonzales in Texas), Maureen Mahoney ("the female John Roberts"), Doug Cox (litigator in Bush v. Gore), and others.
Another good review of how Giuliani is Italian for GW Bush.
Is anyone listening to Wild Bill anymore? A nutcase.
Even if people to these positions don't necessarily starts out as a partisan, as soon as they get to Washington it is a different ball game.....they have to play by the rules. We saw that with Patreaus this week and that was the military.
I don't want any of Rudy's supporters as AG. Rudy has Mussolini posters on his wall
eff that....the dems need to block every nom coming from this prez
Alecia @ 27:
He starts out as partisan. He's a member in good standing of the Federalist Society, with the sash and the awards.
Hardcore take-over-the-world types, who pretend to values, but will throw it all out when ordered to.
Anyone that Bill Kristol approves is probably dangerous, more so if they are members of the Federalist Society.I really don`t trust anyone Bush nominates.The Dems in Congress need to put impeachment back on the table and concentrate on nothing else till this guy and his Master(Cheney) are out of the White House,and on their way to the Big House.
A cursory review of Bill Kristol's track record indicates that he has not been correct with any projection and he is a lying, chickenshit, chickenhaw, warmongering, neo-fascist pig.
Mukasey, look him up on Wikipedia.
There is a small bit of info there that troubles me slightly:
"Mukasey also heard the trial of Jose Padilla, ruling that the U.S. citizen...could be held as an enemy combatant".
Wait a second, the Bush administration refers to enemy combatants according to the resolution known as the "Authorization for Use of Military Force", authorized on September 18, 2001, which includes the description "Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War Against Terrorism". Did ya see it?! Did ya?! "NON-CITIZENS".
So, a judge ruled that a U.S. Citizen can be held as an enemy combatant, even though an enemy combatant is a non-citizen according to the President?! And now we are going to possibly have that judge as our new Attorney General.
God bless America.
What I found particularly interesting about this guy was that he was the judge who heard the trial of Jose Padilla, ruling that the U.S. citizen and alleged terrorist could be held as an enemy combatant, but was entitled to see his lawyers. Mukasey also was the judge in the litigation between developer Larry Silverstein and several insurance companies arising from the destruction of the World Trade Center.
The second part raised some serious flags for me.
KKKristol is a blathering jackass. He's just happy that bush is choosing someone who probably won't press treason charges against him. The mere fact that KKKristol likes him means that he is the wrong man for the job. Seeing as KKKristol has been dead wrong (not dead enough) about everything for his entire life, it should be a red flag to the Senate that Mukasey has his approval.
I don't know enough yet to make an informed opinion, and I do admit, anything William The Bloody says makes me cringe...
But I do want to point something out:
Critical thinkers are just that; critical thinkers. We look and see "what's up" with a situation, and then make a decision.
I guess my point is this: Just because someone we loathe says "OK" to something, does not mean we should *immediately* attack that something.
Instead, we need to investigate, figure out what's going on, and then decide based on that.
The reason I point this out is that I sometimes see too much in the way of reactionary bias on the part of my fellow lefties. We're supposed to me the thoughtful and intelligent folk, am I right? That means we need to think things through /before/ jumping to a conclusion.
That said, I do agree that ANYTHING Bill Kristol is cheering needs a good hard look, preferably under an electron microscope. Caution is good - but like I said, lets not jump to conclusions before we have some solid info eh?
Whom do you expect the Chimp to appoint? Ben-Veniste? Mukasey is a right wing guy who ruled it was illegal for the government to deny Jose Padilla legal representation so he can't be as bad as the former AG. He did not go to Regent University and he's definitely not one of Bush's oil patch cronies. Take what you can get.
Vincennes @ 1:
There was a recent study done on personality types who are predisposed to be either conservative or liberal. And the findings coincide with what JJohnson and Vincennes are saying.
Part of the study involved researching people in traffic jams. The conservatives tended to stay stuck in traffic. They wanted to wait it out. The liberals tended to adapt to the situation. They would consider the alternatives. And if need be, find other routes. I heard this on WTOP in DC last week.
JJohnson @ 38:
He's a member of Ted Olson's Federalist Society cabal. That's what's going on.
Mukasey? Gonzales. Next.
To quote Leader Reid, speaking of Ted Olson as AG candidate: "He's a partisan, and the last thing we need as an Attorney General is a partisan."
Mukasey is just the crony partisan to Ted Olson's left at the boardmeetings, as Giuliani's Neocon Star Chamber proves.
Chip @ 40:
Cool study. But the term 'liberal' is bandied about as if it is now a hardwired difference between liberals (actual liberals) and 'conservatives' -- in other words, a political distinction. But opposing so-called 'conservative' CRIMES is not being done because of political differences -- it is adherence to the law, and to American values, and human rights advances since the genocides before WWII and the foundation of the UN.
So I'm not in favor of hardening the distinction between LEGAL and ILLEGAL as somehow wired to the political brain. Plenty of conservatives are ACTUAL conservatives and do not want an illegal coup to destroy the country either.
And if you think that 'conservatives' sit in traffic waiting, you haven't met Chuck Norris.
I don't think anybody that Bush would be likely to appoint is to be trusted. Like Bush himself. I actully think it would be better for the country to not have an AG, if a Bush appointee is the alternative.
It also doesn't matter who Bush appoints, because the gutless Senate will approve whoever it is, even if it's Charles Manson.
purvis ames @ 39:
That was Kristol's point. GONZALES. Next.
Who CARES any more what GW Bush thinks he can foist off on the country? He's a FAILURE when it comes to public outreach. In that regard, he is one of the worst politicians in history, not just worst 'presidents.'
Gonzales is going to jail and so is GW Bush. Because they broke the law, broke LOTS of laws, and they tortured, and killed people doing it, which is a capital crime (War Crimes Act of 1996). So spare us the political gloss. He wants to make a defense? Tony Snow's not going to do it for him. Let them plead in court, as soon as possible.
We shall have an Attorney General, not a Gonzales.
Already had one. He stunk.
Paul @ 43:
Then why is Gonzales GONE? Do you think he went to spend more time with his family?
The other factor is the the DoJ itself is not going to go along with another Gonzales, another Bush insider.
I do find it funny that persons who bash the Dems then encourage a low expectations result. Don't you find that rather self-destructive?
I've yet to understand what exactly makes Billy think of himself as a voice of the people. The people of fascist thinking should be his moniker.
Here's Maureen Mahoney, another of the 20 persons on the Giuliani Star Committee:
"Again highlighting an aspect of the Bush Administration that wins high praise from conservatives, former Deputy Solicitor General Maureen Mahoney said Giuliani would "pick the kinds of judges and the kind of high quality [in judicial appointments] we've seen from the Bush Administration."
http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2007/07/giulianis_judges_two_bi...
That's not partisan, eh? Mukasey crawls out of the ANUS of the Federalist cabal, with Gonzales' hat on. And immediately we're told he's fair and honest and the best cowshit you're going to get, so eat up.
How can ANYONE stand to listen to this reptilian bastard?!?
I can't remember who said it, maybe Leahy, but no A.G. is supposed to be confirmed until they get to the bottom of the U.S. attorney scandal.
It's truly frightening that in a confirmation hearing, Democrats will be forced to ask a nominee for Attorney General to swear on a stack of bibles that he supports the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Very telling about where we are after seven years of the Fourth Reich.
99 @ 5:
I had the same reaction. Well, then, debate over.
Well, that's simplifies it. I don't know much about this fellow yet, but if Kristol likes him, I'm pretty sure that I don't.
Refuse to confirm!! We've been without an Attorney General for over 30 months now.
And why is Billy Boy always smiling?
gB @ 53:
Gas.
Paul in LA @ 45:
Who said Gonzo's spending more time with HIS family? He's joining Chuck's.
If Bill Kristol approves.. I disapprove of the nominee....
In any other circumstance, that response could accurately be portrayed as knee jerk reactionism with no thought process involved... However, considering the current situation, and the people we see ruining this country from positions of extreme power this response is actually logical................JD
Hasn't ANYBODY else noticed that Shrill Pistol wears the same damned necktie every Sunday? It's that red and gold bar thing. I bet it has food stains on it. Either he owns only one tie or he has a closet full of this particular tie. He's too cheap to buy a new tie. He could get it at a thrift shop, but the guy is so anal retentive he hasn't crapped since that tie was in style, about 1980. Go figure.
lol ... we turn down Mukasey and we'll probably get Janet Reno
(who is responsible for the Ken Starr debacle.)
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