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In reply to the discussion: I sure as hell won't miss the Holder Doctrine [View all]cheapdate
(3,811 posts)Your disagreements over Holder's record are from a left perspective and are different from the right-wing's disagreements.
But it's all of the things that cause the right-wing's intense hatred of Attorney General Holder that should give you some reasons to grant Holder some measure of respect, if you were reasonable about it.
I happen to agree that seeing bankers in handcuffs would bring me enormous pleasure. Obama and Holder came into office during the nadir of the "Great Recession". The credit market was frozen and banking, housing, and employment were in complete free-fall. It wasn't a crime to buy or sell mortgage backed securities. It wasn't a crime to buy or sell credit default swaps. It wasn't a crime for credit ratings agencies to overvalue subprime backed mortgage bonds. Under the laws of our country, it's exceedingly hard to prove these crimes.
I'm not excusing Holder. I just don't really know. He's a good man and he was an excellent Attorney General.
Nobody gets everything they want.