Looks like this Bush cover-up clown is doing just what we expected: Bringing more corruption to the so-called "Justice Department." This is what happens when Congress doesn't do its job.

So why can't we waterboard Mukasey, and let him judge for himself. I mean, it's not like it's torture!!!

Be careful, beacuse if the President (maybe Hilliary) doesn't like what you say. And reads what you just said: He/She can declare you an "enemy combatant", seize you from where you are typing right now, and sent you to serve indefinite detention in solitary confinement. Without a lawyer. Or knowing what you are being charged with. And you would be tried in a military tribunal under military law. Don't worry, I have complete faith that they will declare you innocent. They just wanted to scare you for a couple of years and release you once your "patriotism" has been restored.

Why is this a surprise. Why else would bush have put him forward and insisted on his appointment? he wants to insure that whatever he does will be deemed legal.

To be Americans, we must act like it! With honor, respect and dignity, not giving in to using torture to get information that may or may not be useful. Waterboarding is exactly the same as pointing a pistol to someones head and pulling the trigger even though it is unloaded. We would despise those who would do this to our troops, lets not lower ourselves to tactics that terrorists would enjoy using.

Once again, second thoughts emerge, just as in granting President Bush the authority to wage an unjust war, Congress whines over an appointee by our majesty, King George, which did receive Senate confirmation. Rather than pandering followed by its disgusting whimpering, the Congress should live up to its responsibilities as an equal branch of government other than allow, the obviously corrupt, Mr. Bush, to manipulate them. Grandstanding, posturing, whining, whimpering, and making false promises by this group of pompous charlatans is the reason why the approval rating of the Congress is below that of a President who would make Warren G. Harding appear competent.

As usual anyone Bush appoints is just a puppet,doing as Bush says. If we torture we become just like the evil countries we oppose. Bush has made America on track to be a nation more like the Third Reich. Bush has ruined Americas image,and the true American way.

and as Mongo said, the Congress allowed it to happen because of their lack of backbone. Is anyone ever going to wake up and vote the whole lot of them out of office?

I can't even believe that we are at a point where we have to decide whether waterboarding should be allowed. OF COURSE NOT. This is torture. America use to stand for a country that upheld human rights, now we are about a hair away from being China.

He is simply a man looking out for his own backside and a coward to tell the truth. Its as simple as that. Hes a coward like the rest of congress for not taking on and impeaching Bush. Cowards, the lot of them and this man is now head of that list.

History will now show him as the coward that he clearly is.

If they can use water boarding on Criminals, just how long do you American people think before they use it on American Citizens.The Police are allready torturing American Citizens with the Tazer! The Politicians must not be watching T.V. or logging onto ABC News homepage or they would see video of such Torture by Police in American Citizens.Of course we know thye log on and read these Comments, now they need to take action to prevent Police form thsi kinda Action!

This (not surprising) revelation again makes the Democrats appear more as cowards than champions and the Republicans as soulless brutes rather than bastions of "Conservatism". The people of America need to wake up to what is happening with the current establishment.

Huh... so if he won't comment on its legality, that's got to say something! Mowing your lawn is legal, but if you ask this guy if it is, will he say "I cannot comment on that."?

Civilized societies have recognized "waterboarding" as torture for centuries. Many a "witch" or "heretic" confessed while enduring it. That this man will not call it what any decent human being knows it to be explains his utility to Bush/Cheney and proves that the Attorney General of the US is compromised and morally bankrupt.

Torture is useful only for forcing confessions and intimidation. The US public is the target audience.

Leahy runs the DOG and PONY Show for these guys after Cheney told our fine JUDICIARY CHAIRMAN what to do.

"Legal Waterboarding" So currently, it must be illegal? Justice by convenience! There are times when so called acts/behaviors deemed illegal can be legal. Not so for ordinary citizens, but can be available to our government? But not to all of government? Wow, mind fornication continues alive and well!

Here are 4 questions for the candidates for the debates. The questions, is, why haven't these been asked previously?

Do you support the Military Commission Act that empowers the president at his discretion to declare any U.S. citizen as an enemy combatant and subjected to detention without charge or due process, which could include anti-war protesters?

Do you support the John Warner Defense Authorization Act which allows the president to declare a public emergency and station US military troops anywhere in America as well as take control of state based national guard units without the consent of the governor in order to detain disorderly American citizens?

Do you support National Security Presidential Directive 51 which establishes a new post-disaster plan allowing the President to be charge of all three branches of government for as long the Presidents determines the duration of a national emergency, instead of the Congress making that determination? If you do, how is this different from a dictatorship?

Do you support the bill before the Senate called the The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Act which allows the government to spy on all Americans Internet and email communications?

Only Ron Paul would honestly answer these questions "NO".

Good answer Mukasey! America might dissaprove of the technique but its not a priority to them at all! When Americans soldiers are beheaded and dismembered and all we want to do is act like pascifists, come on! Its been used and America hasn't been attacked since 911! If attacks were happening right now then maybe you will get millions in the streets marching and flooding out senators and representatives phone to stop this technique! Until then your voices maybe heard but ignored! Frustrating isn't it!

Torture me back to ol' Virginie! C'mon dudes the surf's up. Let's go waterboarding!