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Leahy: GOPers Tell Me They Won't Oppose Holder -- Despite Specter's Bluster
In that same conversation with Senate Judiciary chair Pat Leahy, we also asked about the bizarre jab recently thrown by Leahy's Republican counterpart on the committee, Arlen Specter, who likened Attorney General nominee Eric Holder to Alberto Gonzales.
Leahy shook his head, almost amusedly, and said "a number of Republicans" have told him privately that "there's no way we could vote against Eric Holder -- there's no way we could explain it."
In other words, Specter's apparent crusade against Holder may turn out to be a lonelier effort than it might appear.
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Not being able to explain it has never been much of an impediment in the past...or currently. Witness McConnell's and Boehner's sudden concern over deficit spending. (Do these guys have any clue how freaking stoopid they sound?) But it won't matter. The R's might expend some hot air, but all the confirmations will go through without a hitch.
January 8, 2009 2:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Didn't I hear that Arlen Specter's cancer was back..? What kind of "meds" is he on....? When does a Senator become incapacitated due to illness?
January 9, 2009 12:03 PM | Reply | Permalink