Posted on 09/25/2014 6:31:41 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
With the news that Attorney General Eric Holder is resigning — planning to step down as soon as President Obama names a successor and moves him through Senate approval — the inevitable speculation begins. Who will be Obama’s pick to fill Holder’s very big shoes — and to provide the kind of political cover and policy support Obama and company will expect and demand?
One person who has been frequently been suggested is Deval Patrick, currently the Governor of Massachusetts.
Patrick, who – like Holder – is African-American, is retiring from the governorship after eight years in the job.
But there could be a slight hiccup with that choice: Massachusetts has a vacancy at lieutenant governor, so there isn’t a natural successor who could replace Patrick if he were picked and confirmed before he leaves office.
NBC News is also naming another top candidate…someone whose gender and sexual orientation could energize two big segments of the Democrat base the party desperately needs to turn out for the upcoming midterms.
If Obama decides to replace Holder with a career prosecutor, a top Democratic Hill aide tells NBC News that one possibility would be retiring U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan in Seattle, who has been described as the first openly gay U.S. attorney.
Breitbart News recently reported that the prosecutor behind the indictment of conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D-Souza could be in the running.
Preet Bharara, a former staff member to Senator Chuck Schumer, helped lead the Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys by the Bush administration. As the U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York, he has received glowing press accounts from the media for cracking down on insider trading.
Another name in the speculative mix: Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. — identified by NPR as “the man behind the defense” of ObamaCare.
So true.
What the hell is wrong with people.
New AG brouhaha. Major distraction designed to remind the low information voters the GOP are women hating, black hating, gay hating monsters in order to help the dems in the elections.
Hadn’t thought of that. Holder’s resignation could be a precursor to Obama’s amnesty EO. A Hispanic DOJ AG would go nicely with an amnesty EO, and it would be a SHE as added protection against criticism. Hispanic AND a female AND a lesbian? I mean, why not go all the way with this MADNESS?
Is your “/” and “S” key broken????
And then Holder replaces Ginsburg at the Supreme Court?
Heaven help us!
If Sharpton is put forth for confirmation as DOJ the questioning sure will be fun to watch. And if he gets in it will kill any chance any Democrat would be voted dog catcher.
OMG That is just so ooo..,.nevermind. I guess that image will be used for Obola’s Valentine Card for next year.
black lesbian Hispanic ,LOL
Yeah, we really dodged the bullet on that one.
Enemy islamism advances regardless who is chosen.
Hillary Rosamaria Clinton suddenly discovers she has theeees much Hispanic bloodline
Don’t recall which one but I heard on a talk show that Patrick was a no-go.
I was figuring little bammy would go with Verrilli since he is already “in the house.”
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You can bet it is going to be a sexual deviant. Either that or an official commie ‘RAT vote counter.
If Mitt would have actually RUN, as in advocate for the right positions strongly, and advocate for American jobs, he would be president right now.
He did not.
In fact, as soon as the primaries were done, he became a do-nothing, say-nothing weirdo exactly like John McCain did four years earlier.
What is it about Republicans, who scrap like heck, then when they win turn into weirdo nothings?
Stand up for the right things, then advocate those positions and repeat it. Over and over.
GOP needs real candidates this time. For real.
That trannie’s got a chick’s name.
Deval doesn’t want the workload. He’s perfect for Lurch’s replacement as Secretary of State. He loves taxpayer paid junkets.
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