Friday, November 02, 2007

Re: Good News   [Rich Lowry]

Here's Feinstein's statement, in part:

"I will vote to confirm Michael Mukasey to be our next Attorney General.

First and foremost, Michael Mukasey is not Alberto Gonzales. Rather, he has forged an independent life path as a practitioner of the law and a federal judge in the Southern District of New York.

In this capacity, he has presided over 1,600 cases over 19 years.

He has developed extensive experience on national security issues.

And he has presided over a dozen national security cases – including United States v. Rahman (1994), Padilla v. Bush (2002), and In re Application of the United States for a Material Witness Warrant (2002) — and 10 defendants from the Rahman case were given prison sentences ranging from 25 years to life.

Judge Mukasey’s answers to hundreds of questions, both in our confirmation hearing and in writing, were crisp and succinct, and demonstrated a strong, informed, and independent mind.

I truly believe he will be a strong Attorney General and will represent the best interests of the American people...

11/02 05:14 PMShare