The pukes are going to use Holder to try and weaken Obama

[cali]

There's little doubt that the rethugs- led by perennial asswipe, Snarlin' Arlen- are going to try and take Holder out. I don't think they can do it, but you never know. Now I know a lot of DUers are unhappy with the Holder appointment, but having him deep sixed by the pukes would not be a good thing.

I'm assuming that all the dems on the new Judiciary Committee will hold together and that there are some repuke cross overs. This will definitely be the confirmation to watch- along with Panetta's.

[tekisui]

1. Maybe the pukes will piss Holder off enough during the hearings

to embolden him. I'd like to see him go after chimpy and co.

[Thrill]

2. Well maybe they will piss him off so much

He makes taking down Bush and Cheney his number 1 priority

[tekisui]

3. Jinx!

:)

[babylonsister]

4. He's getting some surprising support from rethugs...supposedly.

Warner, Hatch, and a few former DOJ officials...

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_01/016400.php

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Two more former top Bush Justice Department officials have endorsed the nomination of Eric Holder for attorney general, the latest in a growing list of GOP backers for Holder.

In letters obtained by Politico and expected to be released shortly, Paul McNulty and Larry Thompson, both of whom served as deputy attorney general under President George W. Bush, threw their support behind Holder, who was a deputy attorney general under former President Bill Clinton.

James Comey, another Bush deputy attorney general, has also backed Holder.

What's more, when Holder's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee begins on Thursday, he'll be introduced by former Sen. John Warner (R-Va.), who will speak on Holder's behalf.

I'm struggling to wrap my head around the Republican gameplan on this. Their caucus has 41 members, and even if the GOP were to filibuster Holder's nomination, which seems unlikely, they'd lose.

It seems that Specter, Kyl, and others simply want to go through the motions, in large part because they seem to enjoy re-litigating '90s-era controversies surrounding Marc Rich, Waco, and Elian Gonzales.

It all seems rather pointless, especially with respected Republican lawyers from the Bush administration rallying to Holder's defense.