"Bait-and-Switch," or, "Shakespeare Was Right About Lawyers"

Attorney General (like the Surgeon General, only a big, fat liar) Michael Mukasey has gone back on his word and refused to rule on waterboarding, despite his pre-confirmation promise to investigate this practice.

What's that sudden intake of breath we hear? Is it a gasp of shock and surprise?

Or a colossal yawn, as we recognize the broken promises of YET ANOTHER of Bush's chosen ones...?