AG Eric Holder to Step Down

[Paul Kemp]

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/09/25/351363171/eric-holder-to-step-down-as-attorney-general

Can't wait to see the smear job the GOP will do on whoever the President nominates, especially with mid-terms right around the corner...

[Sol]

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Good riddance.

[bedstuy]

Holder has been one of the best Attorneys General in recent memory, sad to see him go.  I hope Obama will appoint someone along the same lines, rather than a politician. 

[7,052,770]

I'm assuming this is part of an Obama/Democratic ploy to get Republicans to act like asses over the replacement nominee?

[Landslide Lyndon]

Deval Patrick is coming to DC today, so everyone suspects that he will be Holder's replacement.

[GOON]

A glorious day for the American Republic.  One less Progressive in Washington.  

[Gass3268]

Holder was pretty disgusting. Glad to see him leave.

Any hope of policy changes on civil rights issues?

Huh? Holder was one of the better AG's we've had in a long time when it came to civil rights.

[KCDem]

Holder was pretty disgusting. Glad to see him leave.

Any hope of policy changes on civil rights issues?

I can't think of any reason other than racism why one would think that.

[King]

Don't despair, guys, you will all hate the next one just as much for doing his/her job and enforcing the laws on the books.

[pbrower2a]

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Can't wait to see the smear job the GOP will do on whoever the President nominates, especially with mid-terms right around the corner...

They want one of their own -- someone who believes that government exists to enforce the will of the economic elites at the expense of everyone else.

[Lief 🗽]

That sucks. Holder's been one of our best AG's in a very long time.

[Cory]

Holder has been one of the best Attorneys General in recent memory, sad to see him go.  I hope Obama will appoint someone along the same lines, rather than a politician. 

[Paul Kemp]

Now Tom Vilsack and Arnie Duncan remain as the only members of the OG cabinet.

[AggregateDemand]

He has good marijuana politics. Unfortunately, he is a militant racist, who used the full extent of his powers to charge non-black Americans with hate crimes or undermine the notion of jury by peers by filing federal charges whenever possible.

Holder staked a huge part of his reputation on prosecuting George Zimmerman, the cunning "murder" who lets himself be beaten mercilessly so he can execute his premeditated crimes with impunity.

Holder almost never used his power judiciously when addressing matters of violent crime with a perceived racial component. His reign as AG should never have happened.

[Simfan34]

Don't despair, guys, you will all hate the next one just as much for doing his/her job and enforcing the laws on the books.

Too true.

[Person Man]

Don't despair, guys, you will all hate the next one just as much for doing his/her job and enforcing the laws on the books.

Too true.

[Bojack Horseman]

Too bad. He was one of the best AG's we've had in a while and I would have liked to see him stay. It's funny reading the Republican responses on this board, as apparently over in right-wing land, fighting racism is now racist.

[Beet]

He was good on some issues, not so good on others. But I'm surprised he's stepping down as I'd thought the consensus was that he wanted to stay on till the end.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

He was good on some issues, not so good on others. But I'm surprised he's stepping down as I'd thought the consensus was that he wanted to stay on till the end.

Nooooooo. He's been jumping to leave.  Obama's pleaded with him to stay.

[angus]

Holder, 63, intends to leave the Justice Department

Excellent news!

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Thank God. Can we really do any worse than him (unless we brought back Mitchell Palmer from the grave or Janet Reno)?

[politicus]

Holder was pretty disgusting. Glad to see him leave.

Any hope of policy changes on civil rights issues?

Huh? Holder was one of the better AG's we've had in a long time when it came to civil rights.

He was activist on racial issues, which was admirable, but also embraced police state tactics in the fight against terrorism, so on balance not good on civil rights IMO.

[King]

Thank God. Can we really do any worse than him (unless we brought back Mitchell Palmer from the grave or Janet Reno)?

Or Alberto Gonzales. Or John Ashcroft. Or Edwin Meese.

Seriously, it's impossible to hold the position of Attorney General and not be hated. The #1 job of the office is to uphold laws your political opposition hates (and therefore blame you) and uphold laws your own party hates but can't repeal (and therefore blame you).

We are certainly going to do worse the Eric Holder because the next Attorney General of the United States will hold the office of Attorney General of the United States, a HP by definition. It's a punching bag of a job, which is why all of them never stay the full Presidency.

[Paul Kemp]

Fox Host: Holder Ran The DOJ 'Much Like The Black Panthers Would'