Tag Archives: Eric Holder

Not An Impeachment, But This Will Do

Posted on 04/27/2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

This isn’t quite the impeachment proceeding the Republicans were hoping for, but they may have found, or rather invented, an opportunity to orchestrate an election-year witch hunt. Led by House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Republicans in the … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on 04/18/2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

For the life of me, I cannot begin to understand why this is something that is a debate within Congress. This is a statute that has had bipartisan support over the years and it is inconceivable to me now that … Continue reading →

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Schneiderman on the Mortgage Industry Investigation

Posted on 01/28/2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Rachel Maddow interviews New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman concerning the new investigative unit recently announced by President Obama and Eric Holder tasked with investigating the packaging of mortgage-backed securities and the consequences thereof. Needless to say even with a … Continue reading →

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Florida Clown Car

Posted on 01/27/2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – RJ Matson In other news, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the creation of an investigative unit, originally proposed in the State of the Union, which will probe misconduct in the bundling of high-risk, sub-prime mortgage loans into triple-A-rated, … Continue reading →

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The Terrorists Win Again

Posted on 05/09/2010 at 9:21 am by Bob Cesca

From Jake Tapper on Twitter: Breaking; AG Holder tells ABC News he will ask Congress to modify Miranda warnings, to expand public-safety exception The public safety exception seems acceptable enough, so why continue to pander to conservatives by expanding it? … Continue reading →

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Torture Investigations

Posted on 07/12/2009 at 9:56 am by Bob Cesca

Attorney General Holder is leaning towards a special prosecutor. WASHINGTON — Contrary to White House wishes, Attorney General Eric Holder may push forward with a criminal investigation into the Bush administration’s harsh interrogation practices used on suspected terrorists. And I’ve … Continue reading →

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They Screwed the Pooch

Posted on 06/13/2009 at 9:33 am by Bob Cesca

While I understand that the Department of Justice is tasked with defending the law (that whole “we’re a nation of laws” thing matters) until the White House and Congress change the law, this DOJ legal brief on DOMA is a … Continue reading →

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WTF?

Posted on 04/12/2009 at 9:08 am by Bob Cesca

Whenever I see a news article containing the line: Siding with the Bush administration, however, the Obama administration… I get a little barfy. It gets worse: The Obama administration said Friday that it would appeal a district court ruling that … Continue reading →

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Cowardice and Racism

Posted on 02/20/2009 at 7:50 am by Bob Cesca

Rush Limbaugh claimed yesterday that his racist remarks about Donovan McNabb proves that he’s not a coward when it comes to race. No. It’s exactly why he’s a coward. It’s easy to blurt out a racist comment or joke. It … Continue reading →

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The Villains

Posted on 01/21/2009 at 3:11 pm by JumpyPants

Posted by JumpyPants America doesn’t torture. But Big John Cornyn, gangland boss of the dwindling rural mafia known as the Republican Party, doesn’t necessarily agree. And so he’s going to hold up the confirmation process of AG-designate Eric Holder until … Continue reading →

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Letting It Sink In – Part 9

Posted on 01/15/2009 at 4:03 pm by Bob Cesca

“I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, waterboarding is torture.” —Attorney General-designate Eric Holder Share

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Attorney General Eric Holder

Posted on 11/18/2008 at 4:45 pm by Bob Cesca

Eric Holder will be America’s first African American attorney general. I dug up this quote from Mr. Holder. Thought you’d appreciate it: “There’s no need to put people’s civil liberties at risk in order to provide a secure homeland,” says … Continue reading →

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