I find this to be outrageous that Mukasey would jump into the political fray over the telecom immunity provision of the FISA bill. But what else should we expect? We knew he was bad.
As reported, before the Senate Judiciary committee sent the FISA bill on without the immunity provision, Mukasey tried to influence the committee with a letter:
In a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on the eve of crucial committee votes to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Mukasey was adamant in opposing Leahy's plan for changing the law.
Mukasey and Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell co-signed the letter released Wednesday night by the Justice Department.
"We strongly oppose the proposed substitute amendment. If the substitute is part of a bill that is presented to the president, we and the president's other senior advisers will recommend that he veto the bill," they said.
Am I naive to think that this is inappropriate influence peddling by the Attorney General? It sounds like he is working for Bush rather than the Justice Department.