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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.

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  • Tuesday, December 2, 2008 10:50 AM

    It's leadership that make change happen

    D.C works when we have good leadership I certainly do not want Obama brining in inexperienced people who have had no experience in D.C. Change cannot happen without connections.

    The biggest change will be getting rid of George Bush and Cheney.

    You certainly need someone who has the judicial experience for AG. Rich was pushed through by Bill Clinton, not Holder. Rich has given much money to both Bill Clinton's library and Hillary's Senate campaign. Holder was a minor player in the Rich case. He did not push for the pardon, but also did not object to it.

    Obama knows Holder aside form his D.C. connections.

    I'm sure ti will be an issue because the press finally found a 'story' in one of Obama's appointees.

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