Nothing would please me more than to see the hearings to confirm Michael Mukasey as the new Attorney General be conducted in a civil manner.

If Senator Leahy’s remarks to the press hold true, maybe the AG position will be vacant for only a bit longer.

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Tuesday he expects retired judge Michael Mukasey to be confirmed as U.S. attorney general, succeeding Alberto Gonzales who resigned under pressure.

On the eve of the Mukasey’s confirmation hearing before Chairman Patrick Leahy’s panel, the senator also said he believes Mukasey, unlike Gonzales, would be independent of the White House.

It remains to be seen if the Judiciary Committee has the ability to put the interest of our country above that of their political careers but there is always hope.

“I don’t see a bombshell,” Leahy said. “Right now from what I have seen, I would expect him to be confirmed.”

Quickly, Senators, quickly.