Good for Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham. Here is the text of the letter sent by McCain (R-Ariz.) and Graham (R-S.C.), to their credit, to newly sworn in Attorney General Michael Mukasey:

"We are pleased that the Senate voted to confirm you last night as Attorney General of the United States. As you take office, we strongly urge you to immediately receive briefings on the CIA interrogation program and to publicly declare that the technique known as “waterboarding” is illegal.

We appreciate your acknowledgement that waterboarding is “over the line” and “repugnant.” As we have previously noted, waterboarding, under ...   more »

From the earliest days, as documented below and in subsequent posts, the largest media outlets were almost universally acquiescent in, or oblivious to, administration policy. Dec 21, 2000 through Dec 31, 2000:

 

Dec. 21, 2000 – A report appears that Adel Jubeir, longtime first secretary at the Saudi Embassy to Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan in Washington, D.C., will return to Saudi Arabia after many years in Washington, to take a senior position in the court advising Crown Prince Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz. The move reflects accurately that Jubeir’s lengthy service on behalf of the ...   more »