Posted on 01/27/2009 7:59:54 PM PST by Baladas
The political wrangling surrounding the nomination of Eric H. Holder Jr. for attorney general appeared to end Tuesday with his most vociferous Republican critic pledging to back President Obama's choice to lead the Justice Department.
Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Republican, said he will support Mr. Holder, 58, when his nomination comes to a vote Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which virtually ensures it will be approved by that committee.
"I think that Mr. Holder is entitled to the benefit of the doubt in the context of the excellent record he has," said Mr. Specter, who is the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Holder is all but certain to win confirmation from the Democratic-controlled Senate. A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, would say only that the Senate would move as quickly as possible to vote on the nomination should it clear the Judiciary Committee.
"I am glad that Senator Specter has resolved his concerns and will support Eric Holder's nomination to be the next attorney general," said Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and chairman of the committee. "Tomorrow, the committee will move forward to report this historic nomination to the Senate, and I hope the Senate will debate and vote on Mr. Holder's nomination without further delay."
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Toomay going tomake another primary run at him?
I’m on it.
thanks for the link! I desperately need help where I am at. the 9th District of Va (13 term democrat — unopposed last cycle) Rep. Boucher. Help!!!!!!!
He's up for reelection next year...I wonder if Toomey would want to run again...this time there would be no incumbent President from the same party to support him...unless you count Hussein.
This is what everyone needs to do when the Rep National (or local) Committee calls/writes us. I’ve already done several times. The sooner the GOP becomes Got Out of Power, the better we’ll all be. A new political party is needed, not a “third” party, but an American Party! You can’t reform a corpse that McCain let die.
The Pennsylvanians I know who voted for Zero are g*dd*mn*d parasites who either don’t work or who don’t want to work full-time but want free health insurance.
cue the not that @#$% again photo! People try the third party thing and Obama WILL be president for life...people need to get smart here... third party talk is not smart.
Now there's a surprise.
FRiends, our once great nation is dying before our eyes
Thank you.
Ya know, I’m not sure. I think I was so bugged by his new stance that I’ve forgotten. Can’t remember his committee vote.
LOL!
Excellent post.
Agree. I would go a step further and say they deserve to los their guns.
Must of gotten his price.
I miss Eason.
I am sorry to disappoint you but I think the electorate in PA showed what they are really made of when they unbelievably re-elected that asshat Murtha even after his redneck comments.
Don't we all!
I’m not certain Murtha was really, legally, re-elected v having a little help at the ballot box from ACORN... there is a lot of fraud in this last election... all over the country and as long as we have democratic SoS’s it is only going to get worse, Soros is personally funding a SoS plan to elect democratic SoS in every state in the country.
Specter you treasonous bastard.
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