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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 02:35 PM

    @heru-ur

    Your link provides no evidence for this statement:

    Seems that our country's Dept. of War needs those "kid killer" weapons and no one in the old administration or the incoming administration will object.

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