Good for Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat. The Washington Post’s Carrie Johnson reports that at a Senate hearing yesterday starring Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Whitehouse said he was bothered by a "highly inadequate…only-look-going-forward approach that I detect." Whitehouse wants to look backward to the numerous Bush administration Justice Dept. scandals, from political bias in hiring practices to the legal authorization of torture.

Mukasey told the Senate Judiciary Committee that, yes, problems existed but we’ve taken care of those and are looking straight ahead.  And what bitter reactionary would want to look backward?

The problem is that Mukasey has been uncooperative in explaining what those problems are. He’s even refused to comply with Congressional subpoenas.

If you’ve had a bad week, it’s helpful to say you’re looking forward. That doesn’t hold if you’re the U.S. Justice Department and have had a scandal-plagued seven years.-MB

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