Ah...you're right. I plead synaptic overload ;-)
Expect him to find any excuse to skip town this weekend, and maybe most of next week. Holder needs to stay away from moving buses for a while.
However, you were close on an Obama motive...:-)
President Barack Obama suggested Friday that Congress may not enjoy a long holiday break if the House and Senate have not passed an extension of the payroll-tax cut. “We need to get this done. And I expect that it’s going to get done before Congress leaves. Otherwise, Congress may not be leaving and we can all spend Christmas here together,” Obama said.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2815337/posts