Ed Gillespie will be sending Senator Schumer a thank you later today:

Subject: SCHUMER STATEMENT ON REPORTS THAT MUKASEY WILL BE NAMED NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the following statement Sunday night regarding news reports that the White House will nominate former U.S. District Judge Michael B. Mukasey of New York to be the next Attorney General of the United States: “While he is certainly conservative, Judge Mukasey seems to be the kind of nominee who would put rule of law first and show independence from the White House, our most important criteria. For sure we’d want to ascertain his approach on such important and sensitive issues as wiretapping and the appointment of US attorneys, but he’s a lot better than some of the other names mentioned and he has the potential to become a consensus nominee. “ –U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer