Jim Neal says he would not vote to confirm Michael Mukasey as attorney general.
The Chapel Hill investment banker said he would not support the Bush nominee because of his reluctance to characterize the technique known as waterboarding as torture.
"I believe if we tacitly acknowledge torture as an option for interrogation techniques, we only magnify the likelihood that members of our armed services will be subject to torture," he told Dome.
Neal said that the United States needs to "restore its image in the world community."
Previously: State Sen. Kay Hagan, Neal's opponent in the Democratic primary, said she was not sure if she would vote to confirm Mukasey or not.
Comments
Re: Neal: No on Mukasey nomination
November 7, 2007 - 9:38pm — persondem"Thank God we did not have to fight World War II with today's Democrats."
That post is the biggest nonsequitur I have encountered in quite some time.
Re: Neal: No on Mukasey nomination
November 7, 2007 - 1:53pm — cornaxThank God we did not have to fight World War II with today's Democrats.
Glad to see this
November 7, 2007 - 1:17pm — AnglicoHagan may have the backing of the Democratic Establishment, but she'll be hard pressed to gain the backing of men and women in uniform.
It's really difficult to understand how anyone could be "not sure" about torture.