The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Friday he won't support Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey, further undercutting his chances for a quick confirmation, because Mukasey hasn't taken a firm enough stand against torture.

Undercutting? No, try ending. With this, Mukasey won't get a single Democrat, and could lose Specter and maybe Chuck Grassley (the rest of the R side will go with the White House and Lindsey Graham).

"No American should need a classified briefing to determine whether waterboarding is torture,"

That pretty much sums up the problem.
update: Looks like Schumer and Feinstein may flip and hand this over to the liar in chief. Black day.

Sen. Leahy to Oppose Mukasey for AG - Politics on The Huffington Post