I hate Eric "Chiquita Death Squad" Holder as much as the next liberal, but I'll give him a chance.

[Unsane]

I'm disappointed in Holder's appointment, as there are many other candidates who didn't defend multinational corporations who employed anti-labor death squads. Someone on the judiciary committee better fucking ask him about this shit during the confirmation hearing.

When is the base gonna get a bone thrown their way? Christ.

[cali]

1. time for a diaper change

and the waahmbulance.

[EFerrari]

15. What a thoughtful, profound response. Thanks for delivering.

[rockymountaindem]

2. Is this actually going to happen?

Also, what a freakin' shame about Spitzer. Damn.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. I agree. There is little doubt that he was intentionally targeted.

not saying he is pure as the driven snow...but his "crime" was leaked to the press, and prosecuted in a way that was meant to take him out.

[TheWraith]

12. Yes, that $3500 an hour call girl hunted him down and lept onto his genitals.

This guy was my governor, and I voted for him, so I think I'm entitled to say this: he was an adult and he knew better. Does the fact that it came out mean that David Vitter was also selectively attacked? Spitzer did the thing that gets any high official in trouble: he thought he could get away with it.

And Spitzer wasn't prosecuted.

[msongs]

3. yet another clinton era retread. that's change we can believe in? nt

[liberalpragmatist]

5. Well, he endorsed Obama from the start

And was a big Obama booster during the primary.

The fact is that even most of the people who stuck with Obama from the beginning, if they worked in Washington during the '90s, they had ties to the Clinton Admin.

He's also been VERY outspoken against torture, "enhanced interrogation," rendition, and shutting down Gitmo.

[Sebastian Doyle]

6. A guy who defended Colombian Chiquita death squads and pardoned international FELON Marc Rich

That's the new Attorney General??

He's going to prosecute the Bush Crime Family?

He's going to break up the corporate stranglehold on this country??

WHAT. THE. FUCK???? :grr:

[Unsane]

8. agreed

wtf

[Thothmes]

9. He did get Dan Rostankowski sent up the river thougth

[H2O Man]

10. The issue of the

death squads is valid. But he did not pardon Marc Rich.

[babylonsister]

7. Here's a couple of articles I've found today on him if you're interested:

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/top-cop-by-digby-eric-holder-as-ag.html

http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202421743636

[iamthebandfanman]

11. as for your question,

never.

never have liberals EVER been given a bone for anything we do.

which is why some progresses bought into nader in 2000.

sometimes it just feels like the party could give to shits about its base...
i suppose its done in favor seeming impartial...

[Sarah Ibarruri]

13. Yeah this is getting aggravating. nt

[Zynx]

14. I never get upset about people lawyers represent unless they make a habit of it.

[EFerrari]

16. I want Obama to succeed more than I can say.

And this appointment is awful.

/lol