Posted on 05/16/2010 10:02:14 AM PDT by Steelfish
Holder's Got To Go 05/14/2010
Competence: Stumbling from one gaffe to another and showing little appreciation for our Constitution, Attorney General Eric Holder has become a major embarrassment. Time to admit he's in over his head and let him go.
We were never big fans of the AG, but like many others, we had hoped our misgivings were wrong and that he'd be successful as the nation's top law enforcement officer. Sorry to say, he hasn't been.
Events in recent days and weeks show that Holder has little if any understanding of our nation's most precious asset, the Constitution, and seems oblivious to the actual requirements of his job.
An appearance before the House Judiciary Committee last week illustrates the problem. Holder told the panel that Justice Department decisions "are done in a political way." Thanks for the honesty, but that's not what the job requires.
This may explain why Holder could question whether Arizona's new law on illegal immigrants is "unconstitutional" and imply that those who drafted the bill were racist, and, in the next breath, admit that he hadn't even read the 17-page bill.
If he took the time to read it, he'd discover that Arizona's measure basically takes existing U.S. federal law and makes it state law too. Is the federal law unconstitutional as well?
By the way, the only reason Arizona felt the need for such a law was that the U.S. Justice Department — which Holder heads — refuses to enforce U.S. law as written. The state's porous border has become a major source of drug and human trafficking, kidnapping, murder and other crimes. In short, Arizona had no choice.
Of equal concern, Holder seems to treat the War on Terror (yes, we still use and capitalize the term) as a joke.
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Honestly I think he’s stepped over the line of incompetence into criminally responsible territory.
I think we should keep letting him gather rope and hang him with it when we retake congress.
Pish-posh. He’s a political hack, and he’s performing just as his employer expects of him.
Holder is the AG because Obama, and everyone else in his administration all think the same thing. And that goes for Hillary Clintoon also. Although expect her to jump ship in time to run for POTUS in 2012.
Or not!
There's a good case to be made for keeping Holder on the job because...
What “republican leadership”?
Exactly, Holder is toeing the Obama line. It is probably his line too, but Obama is not unhappy with him. I was frankly amazed at how well he toed the line in not blaming radical Islam before Congress the other day.
Also in a competition for who should be fired, Napolitano might still lead.
[Where Is The Republican Leadership On This?]
Afraid to take a stand as always.
What is it going to take before everyone sees the gravity of the present situation?
oxymoron
The GOP leadership has no control over this. First they are in the minority. Second the President is the only one who can fire him unless you’re going to impeach him.
The GOP has done a pretty good job of highlighting his weaknesses I think. Kudos to Lamar Smith.
the GOP are too busy trying to reach out and have the media like them, plus looking to ask those hard questions to Kagen like “ how would it feel to be the third woman on the court.
sick to death of the spineless GOP., they’re nothing but career officials who stand for nothing but reaching out and wanting the media to not call them names
methinks “Republican” and “leadership” are a contradiction in terms - at least with most of the current bunch. Bennett them!
Holder understands the Constitution, he, like 90 percent of the Obamabot administration, just choose to ignore it. As long as there is little to no opposition to their choice they will continue to do so.
Eric Holder is incredible. He does the impossible.
How?
Holder makes Janet Reno look competent!
What leadership?
LLS
Criticize Holder all you want but until The One feels the heat for being a poor manager for keeping on such an obvious failure, nothing will happen.
” Kudos to Lamar Smith. “
And also to Ted Poe ( R-TX ).
Smith cornered Holder on radical Islam
and Ted Poe got Holder to admit he hasn’t read the 10 page AZ law.
Transcript here-it’s great. Poe sliced and diced Holder.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/14/transcript-holder-hot-seat-arizona-immigration-law/
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