Dodd Declares He Won't Support Mukasey, Fellow Democrats Follow His Lead

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Dodd Declares He Won't Support Mukasey, Fellow Democrats Follow His Lead
By Marc Cooper

Posted on October 30, 2007, Printed on October 30, 2007

http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/cooper/66475/

This post, written by Marc Cooper, originally appeared on The Huffington Post

Kudos to Chris Dodd whose third-tier-nothing-to-lose presidential campaign has sprouted him a robust pair of cojones. Dodd became the most prominent Democrat, and the first among the presidential candidates, to declare he will vote against Bush nominee Michael Mukasey's confirmation as Attorney General.

Angered by Mukasey's Senate testimony last week in which the former federal judge and prosecutor floated a legal "theory" that the President of the United States could, indeed, stand above constitutional statutes, Dodd declared on Monday:

"That is about as basic as it gets," Dodd said. "You must obey the law. Everyone must."

Dodd, along with a slew of other legal and political observers were also dismayed when Mukasey dodged Senators' questions last week about whether or not so-called waterboarding was, in fact, a form of torture. After eluding any straight answer, Mukasey wound up making the incredulous statement that he wasn't quite sure what was meant by the term............

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1. Brilliant Dodd! We do not torture! It has been proven ineffective and brings out the evil in those

that practice it. Wittness Abu Graibe.

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2. Thank you Sen. Dodd

That is what real leadership looks like! :bounce:

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3. "Fellow Democrats Follow His Lead"

Go Dodd - he's showing some leadership skills indeed if Feinstein is questioning! I hope others question AND vote against.