If you can’t say it any better than Ted Kennedy, why try? We certainly won’t. Here, the former Truthdigger of the Week speaks for us all as he lays out the case against Mukasey:Another former Truthdigger, Pat Leahy, has been leading the fight against the Mukasey nomination:Here’s Bernie Sanders’ take:In case you’re interested, here’s Joe Lieberman spinning his wheels on behalf of the opposition:(All clips via PoliticsTV)

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