Democrats find fault in U.S. attorney general's cautious approach

When President George W. Bush tapped Michael Mukasey to lead the scandal-plagued Justice Department nine months ago, Senator Charles Schumer, a Democrat, could not say enough good things about his fellow New Yorker. Schumer ran out of time in ticking off Mukasey's accomplishments at his Senate hearing, and the senator's vote of support ensured his confirmation as attorney general. Yet at a hearing this month, face to face with his choice for attorney general, Schumer did not hide his disappointment at what he saw as Mukasey's reluctance to move more aggressively in investigating accusations that the Justice Department had brought politically inspired prosecutions against Democratic politicians. Schumer was still fuming a short time later as he went to the Senate floor for a vote. "That was terrible," Schumer told a colleague... [read full story]