Top Bush Aide Calls for Attorney General Holder’s Resignation
- Posted on November 20, 2010 at 8:34am by
Scott Baker
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The video clip in this post if from Friday night‘s edition of ’The O’Reilly Factor.’ Michael Gerson, former chief speechwriter for George W. Bush, makes his case for the resignation of of Attorney General Eric Holder. Later in the program former Bush aide Dana Perino describes Gerson as thoughtful and “non-political.”
I would agree on that point. I wish I had some scandalous story from when Gerson and I were roommates in college. But he was pretty thoughtful back then too.
In his Washington Post column Gerson analyzes the prosecution of Ahmed Ghailani:
Under Holder’s influence, American detainee policy is a botched, hypocritical, politicized mess.
The case of embassy bomber Ahmed Ghailani – the only Guantanamo Bay detainee the Obama administration has brought to trial in the United States – was intended to increase public faith in civilian prosecutions. But a terrorist hugging his lawyers in victory can’t be considered a confidence builder.
Days before the Ghailani verdict, the White House admitted that Mohammed, because of massive, public resistance, would not be seeing the inside of a Manhattan courtroom anytime soon. “Gitmo,” one official told The Washington Post, “is going to remain open for the foreseeable future.”
Where do these developments leave Holder, for whom failure is not only an option but a habit? A recent profile by Wil Hylton in GQ magazine attempts to put his tenure in the best possible light – the lonely, naive man of principle undone by politics. But the portrait is unintentionally devastating. Holder clearly views the war on terrorism as a distraction. “The biggest surprise I’ve had in this job,” he told Hylton, “is how much time the national security issues take.”
The rest of Gerson’s column is worth reading. I like it’s bipartisan conclusion:
Obama seems to be realizing – gradually, reluctantly – that applying the rules of war in the midst of a war does not destroy the credibility of the rule of law or encourage terrorist recruitment. But his public inability to admit this shift seems to be leading to the worst of possible outcomes.
In all likelihood, Mohammed won’t be tried in a civilian court. But Obama’s progressive allies would revolt against a military tribunal for the killer of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl and the mastermind of Sept. 11. So Mohammed is left in legal limbo. This, in its own way, does seem at odds with the rule of law – a prisoner condemned to detention without trial because a president cannot admit he was wrong.
How does Obama back down and accept a tribunal? He could begin by appointing an attorney general who understands the requirements of national security. Some on the left believe Holder should resign out of principle. Some on the right believe he should leave because he is out of his depth. Such bipartisanship should not go to waste.
Update: Ed Morrissey notes Tim Pawlenty sounding the Holder alarm as well. Read it here.
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Comments (168)
HKS
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:12amIn my lifetime I don’t ever remember seeing a more corrupt Justice department. I for one, don’t know what else they could do the undermine the rule of law, I think they have covered all the bases. There is no law only cronyism.
Report Post »Reasonabiliy
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:12amI would happily support impeachment proceedings against commrade Dingle Barry for sedition. Cut off the head and the body dies and the rest withers away and becomes dormant.
Report Post »13thgenerati0namerican
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:17amyou don’t have any idea what you are saying. You should stop, and think before you post a comment.
what4
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:43amLooks pretty clearly stated to me 13th….whateveryouare?
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on November 22, 2010 at 3:15amThat was a fairly threatening statement that you made – don’t you know that secret service and FBI read comments on this site because of your hatred for the President? http://maboulette.wordpress.com
Report Post »ThePaganTemple
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:09amI don’t know whether Holder should go or not. Technically, yes he should, but what else would we end up with? Attorney General Patrick Fitzgerald wouldn’t be much of an improvement, and I don’t think anybody else Obama would replace him with would be much better. Just another aspect of that elections have consequences thing.
Report Post »ChipK
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:03amIt has been time for Holder to GO for some time. However, as he nor this socialist adminstration have no integrity, I doubt he is capable of doing the right thing.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 7:53pmWhat’s wrong with having a card carrying black panther as attorney general? Grope and change
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:02amEric Holder, practicing law so he can express his reverse racist agenda. I bet he sued Pluto because it dared to thing it was a planet. But, will he uphold the constitution, or practice law with impartiality, well not so much.
Report Post »Note on the Trolls: ignore and report, let BLAZE give them the boot.
MarieHillTut
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:01amexcuse me..I didn’t mean Holder..I was talking about the terrorist.
Report Post »13thgenerati0namerican
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:00amThe new black panthers are new and in charge, watch out for them as they will scratch you and prowl around in the dark. They are new and in charge watch out!
M31Sailor
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:52amProwl around my house and there will be a NEW Black Panther Graveyard out back
Report Post »jerryod1627
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:00amWhat difference does it make? If Holder leaves obama will just appoint another anti-american radical scum bag. If you have not noticed that is the type of people he knows.
Report Post »MarieHillTut
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:00amI have to ask a question..How it it people like this sit around, even though they know he is a killer..
Report Post »Yet, Timothy McVeigh was put to death immediately..was that to make sure he didn’t speak about what really happened in OK?? It makes one wonder.??
BurntHills
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 5:28pmhe sat there in prison and marinated and was executed before the State of OK could mob him and lynch him, even in prison. our sister was across the street from that building and deafened for life. he was not a foreigner and he was not a Christian.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:00amHolder!!! HERE’S YOUR SIGN!!!
Report Post »13thgenerati0namerican
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 12:12pmwhere’s ur teeth?
banderashovel
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:59amchip away at them one at a time–he brings them in –we run them out.there has to be a way to —GET-ER-DONE..
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:58amHolder needed to go two years ago. When they found the video of the New Black Panthers in front of the polling place.
Report Post »13thgenerati0namerican
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:57amI bet he might have coffee breath though, or cigarette teeth
M31Sailor
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:54amOr he could just smell like ambulance exaust
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:56amIt is not that he is Just incompotent… NO ONE COULD BE THIS IGNORANT!!
It’s criminal and hopefully the house will expose holder after Jan…
Report Post »iwalkalone
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:56amOutside of being a racist, anti-american, unqualified political hack I think he is doing a great job supporting his racist, ineligible, foreign born, communist, anti-american president. What do people want?
Report Post »13thgenerati0namerican
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:53amHolder is my favorite guy, he is sooooo sexy and I love to eat chips and drink soda. When I get to DC I will ask to speak with next president Holder and tell him I love him
Jim in Houston
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:40amI just puked!
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:52amDecember’s issue of GQ has a long article on Holder in it. Very disturbing. GQ asks a lot of softball questions and doesn‘t question some of Holder’s questionable statements (which I guess shouldn’t be surprising coming from a liberal rag), to both Holder and GQ the whole DOJ has become about race which I find absolutely absurd!
Report Post »NHABE64
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:51amTo let hundreds of charges be dismissed on a known terrorist and murderer is outrageous and is not justice at all. What it did show is our government is incompetent to do its job in bringing terrorists to trial and showing the world we will not put up with it. Once again, we have come out of this looking weak, wimpy, and we have to be the laughing stock of the terriorist regime. Eric Holder is either an idiot or its all part of a grand scheme in Obama’s attempt to bring American down. Dump Holder and better yet, IMPEACH Obama before he does any more damage to us.
Report Post »metalurgy
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:06amHmmm, Biden or Obama.
I guess I could live with ignorant over dangerous, still, it’s a tough choice…
Report Post »T.E.A.PARTNER
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:23amImpeach? NO! Clinton was impeached, and we were still stuck with him. OUST OUST OUST!
Report Post »HOW? Hell, I don’t know….
Ronko
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:47amThis is a waste of time he’s going to go away in 2012. The Republicans are going to need to learn to get real this isn’t an issue and if they want to waste their time on this instead of saving the country we might as well as vote them out in 2012 for people who will truely save this country.
Report Post »metalurgy
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:45amHolder is the second most unqualified man in any room he walks into. I have a hard time believing he is an attorney let alone that he passed the bar. Has anybody seen his certification?
Just curious.
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:48amIt‘s in AlGores lockbox with Barry’s birth certificate
Report Post »metalurgy
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 1:19pmHuh, his vet would’ve been my first guess, or even possibly his owner (sp00ky d00d) but you could be right M31sailor…
Report Post »metalurgy
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:42amHas he won a lawsuit yet?
Report Post »CruzerDog
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:41amHolder, perfect to the job as screnn doors are to submarines.
Report Post »AmerNDN10
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:45amWhat a great statement! Couldn’t have said it any better :o)
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:19am“useful as teets on a boar” work here too.
Report Post »bulletsinthegun
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 10:45amShow him the trap door in the row boat, make sure he has his lead boots on
Report Post »bookofwisdom
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:40amObama will never back down from “his” agenda, which is to bring America to it’s knees. We The People, once you are on your knees, look up, and pray, because God is the only person who can and will get us back on our feet. May God Bless.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:21amAgreed wholheartedly
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:05pmHe already has gotten us to stand.. we were on in knees.. now we have to ask him what’s next we should be doing.. What most here fail to see is we have been being beaten to our knees since Bush 1.. it was more gradual but it was happening..as they passed treaties with countries that took away our jobs our lively hoods, our self respect slowing.. Obama is just doing it FASTER.. we found each other and said STOP.. Soros said the boat was ready to sail.. WHAT he didn’t expect was the PEOPLE to actually STAND UP and putting holes in his boat having it slowly sink but.. we did.. Now the RATS are scrambling.. trying to figure out what they can do next to quiet down the people.. they are banking that they are right and people have SHORT memory spans.. to bad they will be proved WRONG.. they are hoping we will get bored and quit watching because to the holidays and be more interested in material thing again however they are wrong.. it will give us more time to watch and compare notes as to the failures of Obama’s administration like HOLDER and his failure at bringing any security to our country.. The only thing Obama is good for is making us look weak and have other countries laugh at us..
Report Post »oldasdirt
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:38amMy feeling’s the whole addministration should go away.
Report Post »SHTFMilitia.com
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:45amAGREED !
If you are prepared you may survive,
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RobertCA
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 12:14pmI would say keep them all ’till 2012 , they’re doing a perfect job for us for 2012 starting with Pelosi .
Report Post »gracentruth
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 1:24pmYes, indeed and perhaps there will be another grass roots stand to that end.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:36amAnother FAILed appointee of the Child in Chief.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:49amAnother failed apointee of a failed administration.
Watch out though, something tells me we may soon have a Justice-Czar, or a Legal-Czar who will only answer directly again to the Self-Anointed One.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 12:40pmIf Holder and Obama are the examples of graduates from Columbia I would strongly suggest finding another school for college bound young people to attend. It is apparent that either their degrees were bought and paid for or they didn’t learn a thing while they were there. In either case, Holder and Obama are in way over their heads and both should resign before they make themselves appear more foolish than they already have – they are the jokes that can be heard ’round the world.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:26pmgrandmaof5,
“If Holder and Obama are the examples of graduates from Columbia I would strongly suggest finding another school for college bound young people to attend.”
Amen to that. I am constantly warning parents about checking into the universities that their children want to attend. If their children come back home and have been brainwashed to hate their country, and their own parents, then the parents have only themselves to blame if they failed to check out the university prior to paying for their kids brainwashing.
I have paid good money for family members to attend good universities. There is a catch. They do NOT tell me where they want to go. They tell me what they want to go to college for, then I do the research and give them a few options. If they don’t pick one of mine, they pay, not me.
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Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 5:44pmTHEPATRIOTDAVE, that’s a good plan. Mine started community college, quit, worked and then went back to school. Both boys are very conservative after having to “earn” a living before earning a degree and took it very seriously. Daughter now going back to school after working and 3 children. They went a different path but the end’s the same. The only message schools will get is if their revenues go down with a lower enrollment. You’re right on with your selection method – love it!
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