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Holder On, I’m Coming
By Jeff Fecke | November 18, 2008
I have to say, based on early reviews, I think the odds-on favorite for the new AG is about as good as can be expected:
President-elect Obama has decided to tap Eric Holder as his attorney general, putting the veteran Washington lawyer in place to become the first African-American to head the Justice Department, according to two legal sources close to the presidential transition.
Holder, who served as deputy attorney general during the Clinton administration, still has to undergo a formal “vetting” review by the Obama transition team before the selection is final and is publicly announced, said one of the sources, who asked not to be identified talking about the transition process. But in the discussions over the past few days, Obama offered Holder the job and he accepted, the source said. The announcement is not likely until after Obama announces his choices to lead the Treasury and State departments.
Holder is stellar on civil rights, including women’s rights and GLBTQQ rights. The only real hold-up appears to be that he was the DOJ official who signed off on the Marc Rich pardon – which was a bad call, but not in the top billion worst things a Department of Justice official has done in the past decade.
Holder would be the first African-American attorney general, and a strong advocate of equalitarianism. He’s pretty much the anti-Fredo. And his appointment would be a strong sign that the Obama Administration will be active in its defense of civil rights. Whici will be a nice change after the past eight years.
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