It was getting a little embarrassing that USA Politics didn't have a thread on this, so ... here it is. This article sums up my view of Holder:
As many of you may remember, Eric Holder started out with a bit of a cloud over his head because of his role in Clinton's controversial pardon of Marc Rich. That didn't bother me terribly much, since I figured it was evidence of simple corruption and not partisan corruption. I worried far more about the Attorney General being a partisan hack than being just another unethical lawyer who had curried favor with rich people for the sake of advancing his career. After all, once you're Attorney General, you're so powerful you don't need to do favors for rich people anymore. Much to my surprise, unfortunately, Eric Holder turned out to be a highly partisan ideologue. I'm glad to see him go, finally.
I realize this isn't the usual kind of thing we discuss here in USA Politics, so feel free to derail to the mechanics of saluting in the US military, or being outraged at the latest conservative criticism of an Obama faux pas.
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For these reasons and many others, a former career lawyer who served in the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations told us that, in his opinion, “Holder is the worst person to hold the position of Attorney General since the disgraced John Mitchell, who went to jail as a result of the Watergate scandal.” This is quite a criticism given that many DOJ veterans believe that the Department reached its nadir under Mitchell. |
As many of you may remember, Eric Holder started out with a bit of a cloud over his head because of his role in Clinton's controversial pardon of Marc Rich. That didn't bother me terribly much, since I figured it was evidence of simple corruption and not partisan corruption. I worried far more about the Attorney General being a partisan hack than being just another unethical lawyer who had curried favor with rich people for the sake of advancing his career. After all, once you're Attorney General, you're so powerful you don't need to do favors for rich people anymore. Much to my surprise, unfortunately, Eric Holder turned out to be a highly partisan ideologue. I'm glad to see him go, finally.
I realize this isn't the usual kind of thing we discuss here in USA Politics, so feel free to derail to the mechanics of saluting in the US military, or being outraged at the latest conservative criticism of an Obama faux pas.
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