Reply #25: i heard reid moved the vote up so that it took place before the

[orleans]

candidates were able to get back.

not that i believe the candidates would have come back anyway, or that they would have bothered to vote had they been back--but i believe it is a little something reid pulled.

this from november 7th:
"Mukasey clears Senate panel, 11-8
The attorney general nominee is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate as early as next week. Criticism continues.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20071107_Mukasey_clears_Senate_panel__11-8.html

and this from november 7th
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Tuesday that he'll oppose Mukasey because of the waterboarding controversy. Even so, he's expected to schedule a confirmation vote as early as next week.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/298454.html

and this from november 8th
Senate leaders struggled to agree when to hold the vote. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said on the Senate floor that a possible vote Thursday had been postponed and that a final vote could come as late as December.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gPVYG7lRx4WXnsqQABEwrXcEqFswD8SPO3NO0

THANKS FOR FUCKING US AGAIN HARRY, YOU BASTARD!