Obama: "I Cannot Support" Mukasey For Attorney General

[jefferson_dem]

Barack Obama's campaign sends over the following statement:

"We urgently need an Attorney General who will check the vast and unconstrained executive powers that have been accumulated under the Bush-Cheney Administration. Judge Mukasey has failed to send a clear signal that he understands the legal and moral issues that are at stake for our country, and so I cannot support him.

"No nominee for Attorney General should need a second chance to oppose torture and the unnecessary violation of civil liberties. It's time to stop the political parsing and to close the legal loopholes. Waterboarding is torture, and so are other 'enhanced interrogation techniques' like 'head-slapping' and 'extreme temperatures.' It's time to reclaim our values and reaffirm our Constitution."

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/10/obama_i_cannot_support_mukasey_for_ag.php

[spanone]

1. thanks....every candidate should say the same thing.....dem or repug

it's the law

[gateley]

2. Excellent! Biden and Dodd have also said they will not support him. I'm proud

of them all and hope many others in the Senate will be in agreement.

[Colobo]

3. Another great statement by Obama!

[hisownpetard]

9. And I'm so happy to hear it. Strong statement - and much needed!

[madrchsod]

4. i would expect my senator to do just that

vote that asshole down

[zulchzulu]

5. Excellent! K&R n/t

[More Than A Feeling]

6. Now if Hillary will just get onboard, we'll get Mukasey outta there.

[MH1]

10. She'll get on board eventually.

When she sees that all the other pres candidates in the senate are on board, she won't want to be left behind.

[beaconess]

7. I love the subtle dig at Democratic leadership

"no nominee for Attorney General should need a second chance . . ." In other words - "Why are you giving this guy a do-over?"

[Grandrose]

8. Way to GObama! (K&R)

Thanks for posting.:) :thumbsup: :kick:

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

11. Good for him. I hope Hillary joins as well.