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Holder on His Way Out at DOJ?

By Jeffrey Lord on 3.17.10 @ 2:08PM

One of Washington's more plugged and astute sources has pointed out an interesting detail over at the Holder Justice Department.

There is no Deputy Attorney General.

David Ogden, a prominent Washington lawyer, filled the job for less than a year. He left on February 5, having announced his departure on December 3. That gave the White House and Holder two full months to start moving on a successor and to begin the inevitable clearance/confirmation process. Yet six weeks since Ogden's departure that still seems not to be happening.

The source raises the obvious question: Why?

Is it because bit by bit, from the detainee issue to the idea of trying KSM in New York to the very latest routine of eye-closing at the Sestak allegation of a White House jobs-for-favors scandal -- Mr. Holder is making himself so radioactive at Justice that he himself is edging closer to being removed? Because he's an unsustainable political burden for the president? In a year when one more political woe on top of health care and the economy is the last thing Obamaites and Democrats on the Hill want to carry around with them, this is not something they need.

So the Deputy AG spot remains empty. Because, goes the theory, the search is already on for a possible Holder replacement. Who in turn will want a say in his or her deputy.

As the saying once went: Verrrrrrrrrrrrrry Interesting.

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Oldefarte| 3.17.10 @ 2:17PM

Nah, his removal would solve nothing, since his replacement would be the same or worse. The one and only solution for Americans lies with the November elections of both 2010 and 2012 [that way, we get 'TWO-FER' !!!!!

Marc Jeric| 3.17.10 @ 2:35PM

Holder has been completely true to his pedigree: pardoner of Puerto Rican terrorists, Castro's lawyer in the Elian Gonzalez case, hiring 9 Gitmo lawyers for DOJ ( who illegally gave damaging information to terrorists so they can claim "torture" and also identifying the Gitmo and CIA personnel for terrorist retribution). Holder is a dedicated communist and therefore indispensible to Abu Hussein's aims.

Nick| 3.17.10 @ 2:55PM

Mr. Jeric,

And recommending the pardon of Marc Rich.

SoCon| 3.17.10 @ 3:14PM

Holder will be recycled like Van Jones; still in the system, just under the radar screen.

Tim| 3.17.10 @ 3:36PM

No deputy makes it harder to fire Holder, no continuity of command.

TLS| 3.17.10 @ 4:09PM

Holder isn't the problem, Obama is.

toad| 3.17.10 @ 6:07PM

Agreed that Holder's replacement would be more of the same, but throwing him under the bus before the mid terms might help avoid the inevitable subpoenas and nasty House investigations that would fall upon him and his after the mid term House loss to the Republicans.
Also Holder may start losing his protectors in the MSM before the mid-terms so the clock is ticking . It would be best to dump him during the Spring break on some late Friday. They are going to need some better brain power to handle the upcoming law suits anyway.