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Tuesday, December 2, 2008 12:00 AM

Eric Holder, Jack Quinn and the Rich pardon

It's premature to criticize Obama for his establishment-soothing appointments. But it's just as premature to heap praise on him for those appointments.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Tuesday, December 2, 2008 08:27 AM

    Come on...

    Some of the comments here were laughable. The most humorous was someone claiming that the Rich pardon was a "merciful act".

    I wish Obama would reconsider Mr. Holder. I'd rather he pick someone without the stain of the Rich pardon and the Clinton's. Yes, I'm a Clinton hater.

    With Obama I dreamed that we could move beyond the domestic and international nightmares brought on by Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II. I had hoped for a field day on the establishment. New people. A new approach. I know I'm not supposed to judge yet but this sucks. It just sucks.

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