We've got ourselves a nominee for Attorney General to replace that God awful Alberto Gonzales. Being a former attorney and judge, he certainly is qualified for it.
Even Harry Reid seems to like the guy:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) gave a tentative thumbs-up to President Bush’s pick of federal judge Michael Mukasey for attorney general.
“I’m glad President Bush listened to Congress and put aside his plan to replace Alberto Gonzales with another partisan administration insider,” Reid said in response to the nomination.
Here's his qualifications:
Federal judicial service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; nominated by President Reagan on July 27, 1987; confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 1987, and received commission on November 9, 1987; was chief judge, 2000-2006; assumed senior status in August 2006; service terminated in September 2006 due to retirement.
Education: Columbia University, A.B., 1963; Yale Law School, LL.B., 1967
Professional career: Private practice, New York, 1967-1972; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1972-1976; chief, Official Corruption Unit, 1975-1976; private practice, New York, 1976-1987
However, not everyone is happy with Bush's choice:
While his politics and record should help Mukasey get through the Senate, some conservatives said they aren't satisfied.
"When it comes to other issues, particularly the issue of abortion we do not think his record is someone that we can trust, and we think the president should look at some other candidates," said Brian Burch, president of Fidelis, which bills itself as a Catholic-based advocacy organization "defending life, faith and family."
Bruce Fein, a former deputy attorney general in the Reagan administration, said Mukasey is "not the right person for the job."
"I do not believe, despite certainly substantial credentials, that he has the national stature and strength in Congress to resist White House overtures to insist that he bend the law to assist the political agenda," said Fein, a constitutional and international lawyer with Bruce Fein & Associates and the Lichfield Group.
To tell you the truth, I don't really care about the abortion issue when it comes to our Attorney Generals and judges. It's already been decided by the Supreme Court and that's that. If you don't like it, don't have an abortion.
I'm more concerned with how he views things like Constitutional rights, Terrorism, Organized Crime, and other issues that he'll likely face. Abortion is so low on my radar that it's not even in the room where the radar is sitting.
Travis
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