Sen. Ted Kennedy’s office made a big deal of the fact he was meeting this morning with President Bush’s nominee for attorney general, Judge Michael Mukasey.
Then when the meeting was over came this:
The role of Attorney General has never been more important in this country, and the Judiciary Committee—and the entire Senate—has an obligation to ask Mr. Mukasey the tough questions. The next Attorney General will face enormous challenges in restoring the integrity of the Department of Justice and in returning it to its core mission of preserving the rule of law in our society. As we begin the confirmation process, I look forward to learning more from Judge Mukasey about his views on a host of matters, including the protection of civil rights, the treatment of detainees and how he would restore our confidence that the Department’s law enforcement decisions are based strictly on the evidence and the law.
Did he like him or not? I can’t tell. Muaksey probably isn’t sure either.
Or how about the senior senator’s take on the short-lived UAW strike against General Motors:
It’s not enough just for GM to go back to the bargaining table. I urge the company to negotiate in good faith and to recognize the many sacrifices made by its workers and retirees in recent years to help the company.
In other words the union is always right, the company is always wrong.
