if bush wants him so bad, he's got to be unqualified

Bush pleads for Mukasey's confirmation

COLUMBIA, S.C. - President Bush, worried about losing his fight to get Michael Mukasey installed as attorney general, pleaded again Friday for confirmation despite the former judge's refusal to be pinned down on the legality of waterboarding.

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Will Bush recess appoint Mukasey?

Today, the LA Times reports that there “is speculation that Bush might install Mukasey during the congressional holiday break. That recess appointment would enable Mukasey to serve unconfirmed until a new Congress convenes, and Bush leaves office, in January 2009. But congressional sources said they doubted that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) would stand for such a maneuver.”