Do you think that the partisan rancor will deteriorate further? It's going to be interesting.
On Jan 24, 7:39 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> wrote: > : Sen. Specter's Forced Delay of Eric Holder Offensive to Millions of > Americanshttp://www.buzzflash.com/articles/contributors/1893 > > In today's The New York Times, it was reported that "Senate > Republicans on Wednesday forced a one-week delay in a vote on the > nomination of Eric H. Holder Jr. as attorney general, denying > President Obama the chance to have a key member of his national > security team in place as planned." (The New York Times 1/21/09) > > Although Holder's confirmation is assured, the forced delay, led by > Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, the ranking Republican on the > Judiciary Committee, is seen as offensive to millions of Americans. > > Sen. Specter and his colleagues are using Clinton's pardon of Mark > Rich as an excuse to delay Holder's nomination. Specter has raised > the > same questions regarding the pardon of Mark Rich beyond beating a > dead > horse. Mr. Holder has given perfectly reasonable and reflective > explanations; nothing more can be asked or said about it. > > If Senator Specter and his Republican colleagues believe that they're > acting on behalf of Americans who've been waiting for a true > constitutional lawyer such as Eric Holder to step in and restore the > Bill of Rights and the principle that "no one is above the law," they > are gravely mistaken. > > Indeed, Sen. Specter should take a moment or two and replay the > Inaugural Address: Look at the more than two million people who stood > in the freezing cold weather for two days straight to wish their new > President well. > > Sen. Specter's attempt to block Mr. Holder on dubious grounds is not > only offensive to President Obama, but also it is incredibly > offensive > to all the millions and millions of people who are supporting > President Obama after eight years of oppression, depression, > witnessing unspeakable violations of our laws, such as the practice > of > torture, impeachable offenses, all since the invasion of Iraq. Where > oh where was Sen. Specter when the Justice Department gave the stamp > of approval to torture detainees? > > It raises suspicious questions: Why is Sen. Specter so intent on > delaying Holder's nomination? Could it be that Bush's Justice > Department has a lot to hide and they need more time to shred, shred, > and shred again the evidence of foul deeds? > > For example, consider the case of Bradley J. Schlozman, a former > Justice Department official entrusted with enforcing civil rights > laws, who refused to hire lawyers whom he labeled as "commies" and > transferred another attorney for allegedly writing in "ebonics" and > benefiting from "an affirmative action thing," according to an > investigation released yesterday by internal watchdogs. (The > Washington Post 1/14/09) > > Republicans have had it their way for eight long years and this > country suffered the consequences from their UNjust policies that > have > favored big polluting industries at the expense of the public's > health > and well being. > > In the last two days, reports have been issued about the life- > threatening outbreaks of salmonella in some peanut butter products. > What the media is NOT telling the public is that Bush lifted over 400 > health and safety regulations, favoring the corporations over the > public's health. There have been countless cases of salmonella in > this > country since Bush lifted essential regulations that were put in > place > to protect the public. > > If Sen. Specter's decision to delay Eric Holder's nomination disturbs > you, then call his office (202/224-4254) and tell him to stand aside > and let President Obama do his work for the people. It's offensive to > hold back Holder during a time of urgent crisis when we must make the > necessary changes in our Justice Department, starting with restoring > our constitutional rights! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
