The Next Attorney General: Eric Holder
So says Newsweek and MSNBC. But AP says the votes are still being counted for confirmation.
So who is Holder? Read this excellent profile by American Lawyer. An excerpt:
[I]n seven years at the firm Holder has become a sought-after attorney, with high-profile assignments from the National Football League, Merck & Co., Inc., and Chiquita last year alone. Life is good for private citizen Eric Holder, Jr. After more than two decades in public service jobs, including stints as deputy U.S. attorney general and U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Holder now has time and money he never had before. Answering to his clients and partners is a lot less stressful than getting calls about an investigation into the president's improper relationship with an intern or being hauled before a congressional committee to explain his role in the pardoning of a billionaire fugitive. At Covington, Holder enjoys the status of someone who has been there, done that. He can join a board (he briefly served on MCI's board) or make a bid with an investor group for a Major League Baseball team (his group lost the contest for the Washington Nationals). But as good as it's been for Holder at Covington, a successful private practice is not the endgame. Holder has an acute (some might say suicidal) sense of his duty to serve. As an avid student of modern American history, he is well aware that he has been a groundbreaker: the first black U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and later the first black deputy attorney general. He's rumored to have been on the short list of candidates for attorney general of both Al Gore and John Kerry.
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As long as he is qualified and takes his oath of office seriously. That's all I need.
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Gunny, was just thinking about you yesterday - haven't heard from you for a while. Glad to see you back.
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Seems to have a good public service record. Maybe he will even be able to clean up the stable Alberto left. I was hoping for Igeliases, but Holder seems fine. -
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Thanks for the thoughts ivb. I been really trying to come off post election withdrawls. I was so keyed up during this election cycle its going to take a while to recover.
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I would like to point out that my prediction that the stupidest will rise in the GOP has come true.
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I was so keyed up during this election cycle its going to take a while to recover.
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I get it. My mouse still seems to find its own way to my favorite election bookmarks, and then I'm disappointed there isn't something exciting there. Welcome back....I've noticed your absence, too. -
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Anyone but Mukasey!
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If he's good enough for Gore, Kerry and Obama, he's good enough for me. -
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I really wanted Fitz.
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But emptywheel told me that fitz wouldn't want it. -
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Interesting experiment David Frum is going to try:
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http://frum.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NGQ5YjVlYmFhZTFiZTU2YjExYmJlZDA1NGI0ZWRjZGY=
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If he can actually find a sane Republican party out there in the Internets wilderness, great. It's interesting that he has to create a startup to do it... -
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I'll get excited if and when I hear about Holder doing his godd-mned job. Heaven knows no one else on Capitol Hill seems to be able to, right now.
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Am I the only one noticing a trend: lots of names from the Clinton years staring with John Podesta. What's happening other than that was the last time Democrats held office.
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Wow! Now THIS is really "change" we can believe in. Who is next? Rev Wright for Labor and Louis Farakhan for Treasury?
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hahahahahahahahaha
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re: AP -- there's an issue whether Holder would be confirmed?
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I am glad that Obama's team is experienced. We do not need any idiots in the White House anymore.
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Shorter rusty:
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ANOTHER colored guy????? -
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Holder is pretty good at rooting out the rot. He's done it before when he was US Atty of DC.
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My only concern with him is his role in the selling of pardons, including the one to Marc Rich, at the end of Clinton's term. How he fit into that was never really outlined, but it wasn't good. -
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Oh, and you can't count Holder as a Clintonista. He's worked for every president since Reagan, even briefly at the beginning of W. And he sided with Obama early on in his primary campaign, I think back in 2007.
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Who is next? Rev Wright for Labor and Louis Farakhan for Treasury?
.Nope, Michael Steele for RNC.
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What's happening other than that was the last time Democrats held office.
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I really don't think you can look into it any further than that. The list of experienced people a Dem president can look to is not that long. And as for the Rich pardon, I believe (though am not positive) that Holder says he definitely would have done that differently. -
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Yo! Couldn't resist poking at rusty with a stick before leaving.
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All those overprivalged mintorities!
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I noticed, the day after the election, that that very same 4.568 billion year old yellow star rose in the same blue sky to shine on the same street with the same people living in the same houses driving the same cars going to the same jobs that they went to the day before.
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I would like to venture, that if anything has really changed, rusty, it's you.
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I might point out very diffidently, that you keep your real sentiments under your white conical (comical?) head peice.
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It might become a matter for the Secret Service... -
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The slowest vote counters in the world have Begich up over 2300 votes over Stevens. Also they are still counting so don't say anything because they might have to start all over. You betcha.
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I think the slowest vote counters are in Missouri.
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rusty how's your brother ?
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Oh ouch, you truly are the one, or are you THAT one 53 and no sense? But, go ahead and spew out your racial attacks, just like Obama did in both the primary and general election. It truly is your only defense.
Obama is a farce and you are either naive or stupid, you can choose which ever shoe fits. Bye bye! Have a nice day!
Oh and while your at it, please take William the terrorist Ayers with you when you go. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Andy,
Alaska has an entire population of 700K. Missouri has over 5 million.
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