Herb Kohl: “let me make a few brief points. First, it is kind of ironic that Joel Klein's nomination has nearly universal Republican…”

“let me make a few brief points. First, it is kind of ironic that Joel Klein's nomination has nearly universal Republican support, but has divided many Democrats. After all, he is the President's choice for the job and any Presidential nominee for an executive branch appointment--Democrat or Republican--deserves the benefit of the doubt. More than that, Mr. Klein has the support of many prominent Democrats, among them Judge Abner Mikva, Former Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick, Lloyd Cutler, and others. We are lawyers, academics, and former government officials with differing views on various legal and public policy issues. We are united, however, in our belief that Joel I. Klein is a superbly and uniquely qualified nominee to be the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the Department of Justice. We are confident that as Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein would vigorously enforce the nation's antitrust laws and effectively serve the public interest. We urge the Senate to act upon this nomination promptly and confirm Mr. Klein to this important post.”