Tag Archives: Eric Holder

Schneiderman on the Mortgage Industry Investigation

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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 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

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

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Attorney General Eric Holder

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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