Ca Native :
I guess to be a Republican Bush lapdog you have to forget about all the Republican going ons (Bushes opposition to the 9-11 commission, the hurricane Katrina response, Republican connections to Haliburton , sex scandals, the list goes on and on) and lash out at others to hide your own incompetence. Step off your pedistel , welcome to the real world.

I guess to be a Hate-Bush liberal, you must have NO concept of the law, evidence, facts, etc???

Mukasey IS investigating the CIA Tape issue. He is refusing (at this time) to appoint an independent prosecutor as he feels the Attorney General's office can properly investigate this matter.

If you liberals want to REALLY read about an Attorney General criminally protecting the President .. you will revisit Janet Reno's refusal to appoint an independent prosecutor regarding Campaign Finance Scandals. FBI Director, Louis Freech, delivered a 22-page letter to Reno demanding an independent investigation. Justice Departments Charles Le Bella sent a notice to Reno asking for an investigation. Robert Conrad, Jr (who later headed the task force) called for an independent investigator. Almost 60% of Americans wanted an IC … but Reno said NO.

Perhaps if/when Hillary is nominated we can remind everyone of the link between Clintons and Chinese money (Norman Hsu).

mark wilkes barre pa :
Funny how you missed all the posts blaming Democrats for running a do nothing congress and that was fine , but when I point out it is Republicans stalling all the important legislation you focus on that. Typical Republican spin.

Mukasey had his chance to show that he was willing to keep political influance out of the DoJ. All he had to do was appoint a speical prosecutor to conduct an investigation free of influnce from the DoJ, White House and Congress. His refusal to do so and to not free the DoJ, a part of the executive branch of government from investigating another part of the executive branch is an error and indicates a return to justise from the White House rather than from a free and independent source.

GOOD GOING MUKASEY!!!!

Paul NY NY,,,,,,,,, How is three poeples call for an ivestigation into CIA tapes trying to pass legislation people want. that is the story we are commenting on here ? This Is a story on political grandstanding and should be slapped down on the spot when ever it happens on either side of the isle

Everytime Democrats in congress try to pass legislation that the people want, REPUBLICANS block it. So if you want to blame congress for doing nothing , blame the republicans for stalling everything. Dont get it twisted.

The Justice Dept. bowing to "political pressure"? Unthinkable..right Alberto?

Could we have expected anything different from a man who was hand-picked by Bush and who blatantly refused to answer direct questions during his confirmation hearings. We are going to get exactly what the American people expect from the Bush administration - another Gonzalez-style cover up!

Kristy, have you ever heard anything like "government of the people, by the people, for the people". The american people have every right to know how the government we pay for, managed by the people we elect and who's salaries we pay, conduct our business. Because some things do need to be low-key for security purposes, the congress is set up with specific ovcersight rights and responsibilities to ensure the "top secret" label is not misused. geesh, you would be living in a dictatorship otherwise.

Oh My God! A man with guts enough to stand up and tell these stupid, ineffectual Democrats to shut up and get back to work and there will be no more grandstanding today.

Isnt it strange that the CIA never does anything right and yet there supposed to protect us against terrorists? Whens the last time they've done anything right? Or even come close? If you look at almost anything from the last 50 years provided by a freedom of information act your going to see the only things the CIA has ever accomplished is killing people and their not good at that either

The problem most of these posters and Congress, like Leahy, has is that they didn't like Mr. Gonzales standing up to them, and now Mr. Mukasey is also not taking their crap.
thats the bottom line, because those tapes were made by the CIA and the CIA is one of our largest intelligence agencies, and they are the ones who also try to stop terrorists.
There are just some things that Congress is not entitled to, when it comes to details of secret intelligence.
Something some people just don't understand.
Myself, for the ones saying the tapes were destroyed because they didn't want us to see them on tv, I only have one thing to say.
I would have liked to seen the tapes myself, I would have liked to see that terrorist experiencing his divine revilation and then deciding to talk.
But, thats not for our eyes.
Its only for the ones who are trained in that field.
They are the ones who protect us Americans also, and whatever they have to do to do that, is fine with me.
I respect Mr. Mukasey for taking his stand and taking politics out of his duties.
Thats the only thing wrong, is that leahy doesn't like the fact that they treated Mr. Gonzales like they did, and then they thought they would get another Attorney General in and he would cow tow to them, only it isn't working like he had planned, imo.

And Mukasey follows the Bush/Chaney coverups proving once again that all democracy has been swept from this part of North America, and no one will do anything about it. If 70% are ignored I think it is time for a general strike, possibly with a march also.

Well well well doing the same thing
over and over again but expecting
different results is termed:
Insanity!

Impeachment / Conviction of the anti-christ and his henchmen out of our Government is the only cure.

The Dem's are pitiful to still just
stand by and not do their job/oath
to protect our Constitution!

The Bush team wants both the Congressional and potential judicial investigations to go away. Sound familiar? The Executive Branch isn't accountable to anyone, at least not under George W. Bush.

Someone please impeach this guy. Avarice describes the way this administration is run. The Carlyle Group is most grateful for its free pass in the White House Lessons Learned report. Carlyle affiliate LifeCare lost 24 patients post Katrina.

Bush's Justice Department finds this failure to patients in a time of crisis irrelevant as Carlyle closes in on its purchase of ManorCare, the huge nursing home provider. Something smells and only truth and accountability can remove the stench.

Well…now isn't that special. I don't think anyone with 1/4 of a brain at ths time thinks Bush(whack) is going to appoint or suggest anyone into his administration who is not going to "toe the line." And if that means, lying, cheating, denying , stealing or any myriad of wicked deeds…well that's the price one must pay for being in cahoots with "the devil."

I, personally, have decided to buy some major stocks in companies that sell/distribute shredders 'cause I know between now and the time this administration is "kicked to the curb" the purchase of shredders (I mean the heavy-duty type that can run all day and all night) is going to be "kicked up a thousand notches."

Only in America, people, only in America!!!

Fascist. Pure and simple. And while "fascisto supremo" nominated him, Dems voted him in. Sad. Poor country.

LOL!!!!!!!! I mean did we really think this guy was gonna do the right thing? GEESH!!! I really would rather us impeach Bush and Cheney (Condie too) even if it meant that Congress had to come to a halt for a whole year..I mean Bush and the Republicans are making sure nothing gets done anyway…Frankly I'd like to see them both in jail..Impeachment is too good for them!

HE,he,he,he, that ought to piss em off ! told you libs,,, good luck getting your hate filled hands on those tapes. try getting your cadidates elected the old fasioned way,,, earn it own your own merit,,,,, lets see, guess I will be deleted by the monitor again

Funny that all the top dem leaders were aware of the tapes and them being destroyed befoe it was done, now its time to play politics eh? Why can't they get some work done in Congress instead of all the game playing.

Imagine that. The criminal Bush administration has now come out and said to back off asking for details on this. when do we wake up and prosecute these clowns?

It's Alberto Gonzales 2.0.

Heaven help us all.

Ooops, I meant to say "we're"…Cut me some slack. I been drinking.

http://www.golden-lamp.com

The CIA is doing a good job folks! Don't let these Dem's fool you. We've been drowning people since Jesus was walking on water and I'm still asking the question: What is more valueable; Water or Oil? If were giving these Terrorists a free drink, isn't it our turn?

http://www.golden-lamp.com

Shame on all the Dems who caved–again–to Repubs and confirmed this guy. He's right. He's not doing anything he didn't say he'd do. When will the Dems find their backbone? The voters are watching, waiting….and growing impatient.

hey i just though he looks like he might forget a lot but i would bet he doesn't forget to pick the paper up in the restroom floor

Do we want the people in congress trying to tell our commanders what to do, in regard to intelligence. Let's face it people, have we been attacked since 9-11? You may not like Bush, but let congress & the libs be in control, and take your chances. I choose not to.

If they don't think waterboard is torture,let's try to use it on Mukasey to get what we need.

I don't understand what more it will take before the people of our contry demand that the current administration be held accountable for their criminal acts. They have bankrupted our country, caused the deaths of thousands, obstructed justice at every turn and taken the first few steps at converting the US into a dictatorial fascist state. This is just one more example. If we had a real media that was not controlled byu the pocketbooks of the elite, This President and staff would have been booted out years ago.

Well, well, well!

In the immortal words of Sinclair Lewis:

"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."

There just doesn't seem to be people of the caliber of Mr Lewis around anymore. Even more shocking is the absence of people who appreciate the occasional glimpse of intelligence offered by men such as he.

""At my confirmation hearing, I testified that I would act independently, resist political pressure…" Flip flop. W gets another lackey in place.

There should be no surprise here, any Bush appointee must be an obedient lap- dog! That is the primary job qualification for most positions in the executive branch (translate, Corporate Branch) of our government since the Bush regime hijacked it.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW. ANOTHER BUSH BOOT LICKER.

OMGOSH, I am just so SHOCKED. I never thought that a Bush appointed crony would actually obstruct justice! Get ready for the next round of "I do not recall"'s

Now he is part of the cover up. What else can you expect from a Bush appointee.

Honesty in government, what a concept! This administration in making Nixon look like a honest man.

Wake up America. Demand more from your government.

hey the reason is the attorney general is appointed by the president so thank before you vote for a president like g.w.bush republicans all are the same crooked liars and cheats

Even during his confirmation hearing, Mukasey made it abundantly clear his top priority as attorney general would be keeping CIA director Michael Hayden's posterior covered.

So it should surprise no one that Mukasey is now stonewalling the very Senate that so recently confirmed him to stonewall them.

Mukasey promised us in his confirmation hearings that he would not bow to political pressure. Thank God for a man with courage! He has the backbone to stand up to our elected officials and tell them that he will NOT reveal evidence regarding the crime of destruction of evidence of a possible crime. Many men would have caved in and helped with the investigation, letting the evidence lead where it will.

But not Big Mike Mukasey. When there are crimes to be investigated and evidence to be analyzed, he will be found bravely flipping through the last issue of National Review and studiously ignoring any wrongdoing!

We all know that the tape was destroyed because if our reaction to it. No one wanted us to see that torture on our TV sets. If they were really concerned about the revealing the identity of the interrogators, they could have blacked out the faces and modified the voices. The college freshmen I used to teach could make much better excuses than that when their term papers were late.

I suggest that Mukasey say, "I couldn't release information about destrution of the tapes because my mother is diabetic. She ran out of medication, and I had to go to Walgreen's and get a refill." Or, "I can't say anything about the tapes because I got drunk in Juarez and it took me three days to get out." (That excuse I always believed.)

Couldn't they waterboard Mukasey to get the information they need.

does this guy really think he should be independent from the people, his only master he's sworn to serve? either he's a pompous idiot who's confused about who he's supposed to serve, or he hopes the people are too stupid to see his non-sense about the independence of his office as the non-sense it is, so that he can provide legal cover for his immediate boss, bush and corp. FAT CHANCE!

I'll say it again, there is not much difference between this administration and the Communist.

Can someone please, please tell me why this dishonest, apolitical, conniving thieves are being elected as Attourney General?
Posted By Cody Harding, Kinsley, KS : December 15, 2007 9:26 am

Sorry, Cody, but neither Gonzales nor Mukasey was 'elected'. They were appointed by the 'Decider'. Gonzales, because of long loyalty and puckered lips, and Muckassy because he was a team player.

Why has it come to this? Do people even understand what torture is? It's to create pain so unbearable the person wants to die. It isn't even reliable for getting intel… most people just lie so they don't have to feel the pain anymore, just trying to tell the interrogator what they want to hear. All this does is CREATE terrorists because a country that tortures someone without a trial… is a country worth fighting against….. sad to say… but America is no longer considered a moral country.

I'm glad to see Mukasey has some backbone unlike Taliban Durbin and Leaky Leahy. He answered the complaint and if he finds anything he will report it.

If I recall correctly one of the poor gent that was waterboarded had a devine revilation from Allah and started talking, saving lives.

Of course the Libs would like to give this terrorist amnesty in exchange for his testimony I suppose.

Another endless but not suprising investigation and we wonder why the approval rating for Congress is below that of Bush.

What a shock. President Stalin Jr. stonewalling, covering up their crimes.

What a bunch of sissies Americans have become, letting these thugs run roughshod over everything this country stands for.

You two obviously don't understand politics at all. This Democratically-controlled Congress is all talk. They are virtually powerless and to make up for this they try and talk tough.

They should read the US Constitution and understand separation of powers. All they have done since taking office is tried to interfere with the executive branch. The Attorney General is appointed by the President…whether we like it or not.

Thanks, General Mukasey. It's Christmas, but the only song running over and over through my head is by the rock group The Who; "Won't Get Fooled Again," especially the last line:

"Meet the new boss - same as the old boss."

Can someone please, please tell me why this dishonest, apolitical, conniving thieves are being elected as Attourney General?

First Alberto Gonzales [Anyone remember the 'President Washing supported Electronic Surveillance' speech?], who couldn't remember anything bad about his tenure, and now this guy, who hides the truth from the light of justice?

I'm not going to say we need out-right honesty in government, but I will say we need someone who knows what to keep secret, and what not to keep secret. Mukasey definitely doesn't know.

Did you really expect anything else? Another Bush lap-dog. The 'decider' has made it abundantly clear that he has no regard for the constitution and feels he knows far more than the Founding Fathers of this nation. HE has decided that water-boarding is not torture, and will continue to use it and other means to achieve what he wants, with the military following obediently behind and the Judiciary eagerly falling into step.