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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 09:28 PM

    To be fair

    BooMan responds.

    http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2008/12/2/13215/9022

    An Answer to Greenwald
    by BooMan
    Tue Dec 2nd, 2008 at 01:21:05 PM EST
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