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I'm surprised by the numbers of people, GG included apparently, who believe that what a man said to the American public directly after 9/11 should simply be discounted and get a pass.
Bad idea, really. The test of any nation, of any principle, of any individual person comes when facing extreme fire -- and if you toss out your values, beliefs and humanity then, under those conditions, what good were they anyway? As AG, Holder may have to make decisions under similar conditions and I'd like to believe he wouldn't get caught up in some kind of mass hysteria of grief but follow clear principles of law.
I still don't know enough about Holder to know if he compromised his positions after 9/11, or if he always held those positions. But he certainly should be held accountable for them and should be asked, even now, for clarification on them.
I have long supported Obama and want to see an administration of the best and the brightest -- Holder is clearly among the brightest, but I'm still holding out to see if he's one of the best.
