In case you thought Chiquita and Marc Rich were Eric Holder's only stumbling blocks on his way to being nominated as Barack Obama's Attorney General, Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones revealed yet another reason why Senate GOPs might go to town on this nomination.
Her characterization of the Holder's involvement in the Marc Rich pardon as a "minor hiccup" may not hold up after George Lardner Jr's New York Times op-ed column today, but she had this to say last week about Holder:
Given Holder's otherwise squeaky-clean reputation and a democratic Congress, that minor hiccup isn't likely to slow him down. What might give some members of Congress pause, however, is Holder's record as US Attorney for the District of Columbia during the Clinton administration. If Democrats are looking for a crusader to clean house at the Justice Department and elsewhere in the federal government, Holder might not be their man.
rest http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/yet-another-holder-holdup/
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