A step back for our nation's security

By Creature

Thank you, Chuck Schumer.

CNN: In his second day on the job, Attorney General Michael Mukasey leaped into the political fray, telling a key Democratic senator he opposes his electronic surveillance plan and would recommend the president veto it if it is passed.

But Mukasey's threat isn't even what pisses me off the most. The White House, as usual, takes the cake:

The White House, meanwhile, released a statement calling Leahy's plan "a step back for our nation's security."

The White House has no standing to call anything "a step back for our nation's security." Iraq is a step back for our nation's security. Leaving Afghanistan to fester is a step back for our nation's security. Torture is a step back for our nation's security. A broken army is a step back for our nation's security. I could continue, but you get the idea. Assholes, all of them.

(Cross-posted at State of the Day.)