The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : On Holder and the CIA

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Leon Panetta, a good man (albeit too liberal) serving a bad administration, really ought to resign. And Eric Holder, a very bad man proving himself even worse than was expected, ought to be hounded out of office. Panetta's resignation should be in protest, of course, of Holder's decision to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogation methcds despite explicit promises not to do so. Panetta clearly is on the outs with this outrageous administration anyway, so he ought to go down ina blaze of glory, over a matter of principle rather than hanging on to provide cover to these thugs and Alinskyites.

As for Holder, the man is a menace to this nation. He helps secure pardons for rich, awful cretins like Marc Rich, and for murderous Puerto Rican terrorists. He promises not to do "midnight raids" to steal Elian Gonzalez from his family, then justified breaking his pledge by saying it was "almost dawn." He refuses to prosecute New Black Panthers for voter intimidation and then sends out his flacks to lie about who made the decision. He calls the United States a "nation of cowards." He goes back on his word on numerous fronts, catalyzing Republicans who voted to confirm him to rake him over the coals in committee hearings because of his rank dishonesty. He promises to honor the Office of Legal Counsel, but instead overrides its considered legal opinion at the first opportunity. And so on, ad infinitum. Now he endangers the country and breaks his word again by appointing this special prosecutor, putting a terrible chilling effect on CIA operatives worldwide who now KNOW that Washington does not have their backs even when they have already been assured otherwise.

I repeat: Eric Holder is a menace to this nation. He is a bad man, a bad human being. And the president who stands by him is, by doing so, completely complicit in his perfidy.

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Nancy Oteri| 8.25.09 @ 2:30PM

I can hardly wait for *2012 when we indict Eric Holder for his egregious misuse of office. Ohhhh!

*(From my lips to God's ears.)

Missy| 8.25.09 @ 3:17PM

Obama is Holder's boss. Holder is just doing Obama's bidding.

Nobama| 8.25.09 @ 3:18PM

Obama is a menace to this nation.

Pete| 8.25.09 @ 3:35PM

This is just a diversion tactic to take focus off of his recent beat-down at the hands of real Americans concerned over his takeover of healthcare. Happily, it will be seen for the sad and desperate move that it is.

Spicy Joker| 8.25.09 @ 3:40PM

Meanwhile, the Repubics are once again timidly using words like "misguided" and "unfortunate" to describe Holder's treason.

tonypal| 8.25.09 @ 3:55PM

Spicy Joker:

While that's going on, you've got McCain seeking compromise on a health care bill. 2010 can't come fast enough, and not just because we need to rid ourselves of democrats.

E.G.Tripp| 8.25.09 @ 4:11PM

What do Obama and Holder have in common? They lie.

Tim| 8.25.09 @ 4:15PM

God save the Republic.

danny| 8.25.09 @ 7:16PM

He's the only one who can.

Frank St.Clair| 8.26.09 @ 4:54AM

No, WE can save the Republic. But we have to want to. I see some sparks, but no flames yet. EVERY American needs to stand up and say, "Hell, No!" You see how they run for cover on health care. See how they hid on amnesty. They will give us what we really want when they taste the fear of public anger. A fearful politician is a faithful politician.

John | 8.26.09 @ 5:09AM

This is the leftist wet dream: using the very constitutional guarantees afforded ordinary Americans to SCREW ordinary Americans. That's what the left is always about. They never saw anything guaranteed to be harmful to our nation that they didn't support.

These people are absolutely nuts. They babble on about the "rule of law," when it's quite obvious they don't give a shit about that, or Khalid Sheik Mohammad, or especially the safety of our country.

All they seem to care about is lynching Bush and Cheney, and if that means shredding their precious "rule of law" in the process, they'll do it.

These people will NEVER get my vote again, even on a local level. When judges and prosecutors ask me why I won't vote with them, I'll simply refer them to their asshole leaders in Washington.

Maybe THAT will get these nabobs' attention.

mickeymat| 8.26.09 @ 6:32AM

Obama's plan to blame this on Holder will not fly. If he opposes the investigation of Bush administration interrogators, let him fire Holder. He won't so he owns the decision.