Good to see my brother Jeff Malloy getting international recognition on CNN
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"I find it interesting that Canadians' and Americans' view of O.J. is so different. Just bec
ause he got away with killing two people doesn't mean he did this home invasion. Please let justice take its course". That's from Jeff Malloy in Collingwood, Ontario Canada.Possible Attorney General Candidate; O.J. Simpson's Latest Legal Hassle; Protestors Against Iraq War on Capital Hill; Madeleine McCann Family Announce Ad Campaign
SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Mukasey has gotten high marks from some liberals over the course of his career. Well in any case, the nominee is expected to be announced this coming week. Let's get more from our senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. Jeffrey, I know you've worked with him, you know him well here. What is the appeal of Mukasey? I understand he has got an extensive legal background, but also perhaps also as a figure to -- a consensus figure, bring both sides together. JEFFREY TOOBIN, CNN SR. LEGAL ANALYST: Absolutely. Michael Mukasey would be the choice of a weakened President Bush. He is a consensus candidate; he is widely respected in the New York legal community. Senator Chuck Schumer has had very nice things to say about him, which, earlier in the Bush administration would have meant the kiss of death for his nomination for anything, but this is a president who is having trouble getting things and people through the United States Senate, and Michael Mukasey, unless something comes up that no one expects, will be the kind of candidate who can get through the U.S. Senate. MALVEAUX: Jeffrey, it's interesting that you mentioned Chuck Schumer as being one of those people that has signed on and he actually was on a list of people handed to the president who said would be acceptable. In speaking with the president and so many others over the last couple weeks, it seemed like he was really itching for a fight here, and one of those people that he was put on the list was Ted Olson (ph), the solicitor general, a much more contentious figure. TOOBIN: Ted Olson has a magnificent reputation as a lawyer and uniformly praised job as solicitor general in President Bush's first term. But he is a person with a much higher political profile. He argued Bush v. Gore successfully. He was involved in anti-Clinton activities during the 1990s. And even though he has impeccable legal credentials, Harry Reid, the Democratic leader in the Senate said simply there is no way that the Senate will confirm him, and the president decided not to pick a fight...
