Poor Mukasey:

Attorney General Michael Mukasey says he never has sought the spotlight, instead living by his parents’ axiom of achieving success by keeping his head down and working hard.

Look where that landed him: at the helm of the Justice Department, defending unpopular Bush administration policies and picking the best among bad options for fighting terrorists and crime.

The irony is not lost on Mukasey, who has begun to settle into the job that he undertook five months ago - one he says he never asked or competed for.

This is still America, sir. You could have declined the offer.

During a Los Angeles news conference, he shut down a reporter who suggested gang members should be considered domestic terrorists and subjected to waterboarding, an interrogation tactic that simulates drowning and is called torture by critics. “I’m not going to talk about interrogation techniques,” Mukasey snapped.

You see, that’s where I think you are a crappy public servant, sir. It is your friggin’ job to talk about it! Any time yout think you’re above the position you hold, then THERE IS THE DOOR!