From the NY Times of 5 Oct 2007:
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Bush Says Interrogation Methods Aren’t Torture
The clash colored Congressional relations with Alberto R. Gonzales, the former attorney general. And by Friday, it was clear that the controversy would now spill over into the confirmation hearings for Michael B. Mukasey, the retired federal judge whom Mr. Bush has nominated to succeed Mr. Gonzales in running the Justice Department.
Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Mr. Mukasey asking him whether, if confirmed, he would provide lawmakers with the Justice Department memorandums.
And Senator Charles E. Schumer, the New York Democrat and Judiciary Committee member, said he expected the memorandums would become a central point in the Mukasey confirmation debate.
"When the president says the Justice Department says it's O.K., he means Alberto Gonzales said it was O.K.," Mr. Schumer, who has been a vocal backer of Mr. Mukasey, said in an interview.
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Alberto Gonzales, who consistently agrees with George Jr, is a close friend and came from TX with George Jr. Do George Jr and Gonzales disagree on torture? Obviously doubtful. Nobody expects a Spanish Inquisition.