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Merkley Calls on Smith to Explain His Position on Mukasey and Waterboarding
Smith’s 100% record voting for Bush cabinet appointees ‘troubling to Oregonians’
PORTLAND—Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, called on Gordon Smith today to explain his position on the use of waterboarding as an interrogation technique, and whether he will vote for Michael Mukasey to be America’s next Attorney General. So far Smith has remained silent on both questions, but he has never voted against a Bush cabinet appointee.
“This is a test of Gordon Smith’s will,” Merkley said. “Either he stands with the Bush administration and for torture, or he stands with Oregonians and all Americans against the legacy of the last seven years. He needs to let Oregonians know if he will continue to rubber stamp Bush’s cabinet appointments, or if he will finally stand up to...
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