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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:00 AM

Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder

Is Obama's likely nominee for Attorney General an encouraging sign for advocates of the Constitution and the rule of law?

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  • Wednesday, November 19, 2008 06:26 AM

    One of the more valuable services you provide.

    I just want to thank you for the research and thought you put into this. I have to confess that I rely on your judgment to a great degree when forming my own opinions. Even on issues that I may disagree with you on, your own thought processes and evaluations are sufficiently open and transparent and your approach of using principles first rather than identities and group membership as the basis for your decisionmaking allows me to use articles such as this one as a good starting point in formulating my own viewpoints.

    Besides, after the Liberman fiasco, I was sort of hoping for something to feel good about!

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