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Specter draws blood from Holder
Politico ^
| January 15, 2009
Posted on 01/16/2009 9:25:52 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
It took nearly eight-and-a-half hours, but Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) finally got under Eric Holder's skin.
Specter was questioning Holder on why Holder objected to the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate alleged fundraising violations by former Vice President Al Gore during the 1990s.
Holder overruled former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who is now supporting Holder's nomination, in opposing that move. Holder pointed out that career DOJ lawyers in the Public Integrity Section backed his position, which then Attorney General Janet Reno eventually adopted.
Specter disagreed with that assessment, and he said that incident, along with Holder's involvement in the Marc Rich pardon scandal, raised doubts about his fitness for the post of attorney general.
"I think it's so clear that it raises questions about your fitness for the job," Specter said.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; arlenspecter; bhodoj; confirmation; ericholder; hearings; specter
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To: FormerACLUmember
Holder will be obviously the most corrupt, totalitarian Attorney General in American history.Oh, no no no...Surely you know that title is reserved for the eeeeevil John Ashcroft, who hated black people and wanted to wiretap billions of innocent Americans so he could force his religious beliefs on them. Plus, he was Hitler...AND Satan...Both...
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01/16/2009 10:25:07 AM PST
by
opus86
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Holder has long viewed the AG spot as "his." His PRECIOUSSsss. You'd better not threaten to take away his Precious. When you do, the meek, gentlemanly face gives way ...
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01/16/2009 10:28:57 AM PST
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pogo101
To: Carley
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posted on
01/16/2009 10:29:47 AM PST
by
devistate one four
(Impatiently waiting for the next tea party! Tet '68)
To: y6162
Gee... Specter acting like a Republican senator? What next?
Sadly enough, he'll get over it.
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01/16/2009 10:39:40 AM PST
by
RobinOfKingston
(Democrats, the party of evil. Republicans, the party of stupid.)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
"You're getting close to the line. You're getting close to questioning my integrity," Holder said. "That is not appropriate. That is not fair."What integrity?
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01/16/2009 10:39:50 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(One shot revolution.)
To: Renkluaf
just imagine what Holder, the MSM, or any Dem for that matter, would say if either Justices Roberts or Alito had stated (with every right to do so in their case) during their confirmation hearings ... "You're getting close to the line. You're getting close to questioning my integrity."
To: KansasGirl
Youre getting close to the line. Youre getting close to questioning my integrity, Holder said. That is not appropriate. That is not fair.
Not fair? You've got to be kidding.
To: KansasGirl
Youre getting close to questioning my integrity, Holder said. That is not appropriate. That is not fair. Silly me. I always thought that the purpose of the Senate's 'Advice and Consent' role in appointments was precisely to 'question' the qualifications, temperament and integrity of nominees.
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01/16/2009 10:51:36 AM PST
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Ditto
To: Ditto
Liberals, when pressed, resort to statements of selective indignation..
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01/16/2009 11:13:02 AM PST
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sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: Arizona Carolyn
He is up for re-election in 2010... Damn, AC, you beat me to it!
A shame, isn't it, that when a politician half does something right, the first instinct is to see when he/she is up for reelection...
I hold no brief for the nominee, but I wonder what would have happened if Holder claimed Scottish law as his reasoning...considering Spectacle's recent support for it...
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01/16/2009 7:31:15 PM PST
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Christian4Bush
(Role of the press: Republican scandal - prosecutors; Democrat scandal - Defense attorneys.)
To: Christian4Bush
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