GOP lays down marker on Holder

[Terri]

By LARRY MARGASAK
Associated Press
January 8, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eric Holder Jr., President-elect Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, brings to his confirmation hearing next week a dream resume and a bull's-eye target with his picture in the middle.

Holder will get a Republican grilling before the Senate Judiciary Committee Jan. 15. Critics challenge his role in Clinton administration pardons while the No. 2 Justice Department official, as well as his failure to recommend an independent investigation of fundraising by then-Vice President Al Gore.

To conservative Republicans, there's an even bigger reason to challenge Holder: He's the liberal face of nominees to come as Obama remakes the federal judiciary, and possibly the Supreme Court.

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[thomas]

I hope the GOP doesn’t run out of steam after Holder. They need to closely cross-examine Clinton, Panetta and Garelik to name a few others and I am sure there are more! Why do I get this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach? I fear they are not up to the job.
The Old Chief

[utexas]

We’ll see how effective they are at exposing Hussein’s choices for what they are. At this point in time, I am not very optimistic with what we have in the Senate. Too many RINO’s and moderates, not enough backbone or true conservatives.