“Your disregard for the Constitution of the United States will not…”
James Beattie
Western Journalism
9/25/2014
After multiple sources announced Attorney General Eric Holder was stepping aside after nearly six years of service, several gave their reaction to the breaking news, including Republican members of Congress:
AG #Holder has obfuscated the truth & been the most partisan, partial, prejudiced & self-pitying AG in my lifetime http://t.co/UTDGb2iBdw
— Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) September 25, 2014
The entire article is at Western Journalism.
Related: Why Eric Holder Will Regret His Recklessness
The nation can wave goodbye to Attorney General Holder with relief, as to a bad houseguest who almost burned down the house during his unwelcome stay. His political missteps were legion, and his choices on law enforcement policy revealed a stunning combination of ideology and incompetence…
Goodbye, Eric, and Good Riddance Cashing in on lawlessness.
…Eric Holder was a radical progressive who used the power of the federal government to impose his progressivism on the United States. He loved big interventionist government that took sides based on your politics and your race. He was a menace to the rule of law…
Critics Are Claiming This Could Be the Real Reason Behind Attorney General Eric Holder’s Resignation
Critics are drawing a connection between a federal judge’s recent decision to deny the Justice Department’s request to delay the release of a list of Fast and Furious documents and Attorney General Eric Holder’s impending resignation.
U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates ruled against the DOJ Thursday, denying a request to delay the release of a list of Fast and Furious documents known as a “Vaughn index.” The information has been withheld from Congress and the public under President Barack Obama’s assertion of executive privilege.
Later on Thursday, it was reported that Holder intends to step down as attorney general after his successor is selected…
Sharyl Attkisson, Multiple Controversies Plagued Eric Holder Prior to Resignation
The unexpected resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder follows a series of court rulings against his Department of Justice over its failure to produce documents related to the government’s “Fast and Furious” firearms operation.
Holder also has come under increasing congressional criticism for a tepid investigation of evidence that IRS officials deliberately targeted tea party and other conservative groups for greater scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status…
Worst Attorney General ever resigns
Okay, maybe he’s in a tie with Nixon’s John Mitchell and Wilson’s A. Mitchell Palmer, but Eric Holder is resigning.
Update: In 2012 our friend, @exjon, made this prediction:
Reality check for those threatening to stay home if their GOP candidate doesn't win: Supreme Court Justice Eric Holder.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) February 2, 2012
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