Arlen Specter, once the scourge of Eric Holder's nomination to be
Attorney General, has had a miraculous conversion.
Reports the Washington Times;
The political wrangling surrounding the nomination of Eric H. Holder Jr. for attorney general
appeared to end Tuesday with his most vociferous Republican
critic pledging to back President Obama's choice to lead the
Justice Department.
Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Republican, said he will support Mr. Holder, 58, when his
nomination comes to a vote Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary
Committee, which virtually ensures it will be approved by that
committee.
"I think that Mr. Holder is entitled to the benefit of the
doubt in the context of the excellent record he has," said Mr.
Specter, who is the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee.
So the Senate Republican caucus is about to end the confirmation
season with a whimper.
About the Author
Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and the Senior Fellow in International Religious Persecution at the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics (Crossway).
