Sunday, November 11, 2007
Standards and the New York Times
The NYTimes is very upset that Michael Mukasey has been confirmed by the Senate as our new Attorney General. They claim that these questions were not asked:
"Was the nominee truly qualified, with a professional background worthy of the job? Would he discharge his duties fairly and honorably, upholding his oath to protect the Constitution? Even though she answers to the president, would the nominee represent all Americans? Would he or she respect the power of Congress to supervise the executive branch, and the power of the courts to enforce the rule of law?"
That is an interesting standard. Can anyone tell me which question Robert Bork failed? He must have failed one of them because before George W. Bush we didn't have partisanship in the nomination process. Everybody knows that.
"Was the nominee truly qualified, with a professional background worthy of the job? Would he discharge his duties fairly and honorably, upholding his oath to protect the Constitution? Even though she answers to the president, would the nominee represent all Americans? Would he or she respect the power of Congress to supervise the executive branch, and the power of the courts to enforce the rule of law?"
That is an interesting standard. Can anyone tell me which question Robert Bork failed? He must have failed one of them because before George W. Bush we didn't have partisanship in the nomination process. Everybody knows that.
