Neither and or I, and obviously, I can’t really speak for Andy, but I’m confortable saying that neither Andy or I would have gone there to take advantage of someone who was sick. Um, Andy and I both, in fact, talked about the importance of satisfying ourselves as we talked with General Ashcroft that he was in fact competent.

I’m glad Howard Dean didn’t let Chuck and Rahm claim all the credit for a big victory again, like they did in 2006.

This has been a truly historic, transformational election. Tonight, our country chose hope over fear, the future over the past, unity over division. This election also reflects the passing of the torch to a new generation.

Glenn Fine, DOJ’s Inspector General, showed up before the Senate Judiciary Committee today to talk about the two reports showing pervasive politicization of the Department of Justice. Most of the Democrats wanted to talk about consequences for politicizing DOJ. Unfortunately, Fine had no good suggestions for how to hold anyone responsible.

Reid is on the floor talking about what votes we’ll have tomorrow:ImmunitySubstitutionExclusivityArgh. This means we won’t have 60 there for exclusivity.

Arlen Specter, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Schumer, John Cornyn, Pat Leahy, and Sheldon Whitehouse question Mukasey (beginning of second round).