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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The only thing he could do that would surprise me would be to not support the liberal agenda.
No surprise there. He always does this. He talks tough and then finds a reason to back down. ALWAYS does this.
Can we get rid of these RINOS?
They dont even pretend anymore
Holder believes in Scottish law.
benefit of the doubt?? - there is no doubt - Holder is the wrong person for the job - and so is Jamie Gorelick.
why bush supported him when he had his dick in the dirt i will never know
why is it that the pubies can’t stay on course?
They probably threw him a scrap of some kind to shut him up.
Yep...always!
Well, except when he doesn't.
Does this surprise anyone here? Really?
They're on course. Right toward 'Daddy' Bush's New World Order.
Their course is not what Conservative Americans would hope for.
Is this Scotland?
I tell what this assclown believes in is taking your 2nd amendment rights.
William Wallace would moon him and then de nut him
Nope, not me. The Senators from PA are an embarrassment. I wish Specter would retire, except that his replacement would probably be worse, if that’s possible.
No doubt. Specter should have been out of office a long time ago. The guy has no backbone at all.
Benedict Specter? Say it isn’t so!
Pardon my scotch
Yeah. NO clue on that one. He’s utterly useless. One of those who loves to pontificate and hear the sound of his own voice.
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