Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I have many disagreements with Attorney General Mukasey, but to his credit, he put that firewall back up."

"I think that whole question requires a fairly thorough review of where we've been."

"I have a special regard for the Department of Justice. I know it to be an essential bulwark of our democracy and our freedom."

"I have been a persistent and animated critic of what has happened to the Department of Justice under Attorney General Ashcroft, Attorney General Gonzales, and Attorney General Mukasey."