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Justice Nominee Greased Skids of Marc Rich Pardon

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Posted by Bobby 2008-11-20 06:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 The era of post-partisan politics commences.

Posted by WilliamMarcyTweed 2008-11-20 08:18|| 2008-11-20 08:18|| Front Page Top

#2 The Pubs, if they're smart (hah) would make some nice TV by grilling this guy in the confirmation hearings. Start off with, "Mr. Holder, please explain to the committee your involvement in the Rich pardon", and go from there.

Posted by Steve White 2008-11-20 09:36|| 2008-11-20 09:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Holder working hand-in-hand with the ACLU and various Washington legal firms will secure the release the Bush administration political prisoners from GITMO. They will then turn their efforts toward the release the hundreds of thousands of disenfranchised who lanquish in Federal and State Penitentiary Systems. "Free at last! Free at last! Thank Obama we are free at last!"

Posted by Besoeker 2008-11-20 09:42|| 2008-11-20 09:42|| Front Page Top

#4 My most starling revelation (even beyond 9/11) was when my US Embassy colleague in Bern phoned me on New Years Day to advise that Marc Rich was pardoned.
Indefensible.

Posted by Hammerhead 2008-11-20 09:48|| 2008-11-20 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 One must not also forget Holder was the "architect" of the terrorists FALN commutations as well.

Posted by illeagle 2008-11-20 10:50|| 2008-11-20 10:50|| Front Page Top

#6 He was also deeply involved in the legalized kidnapping of Elian Gonzales from his relatives' home. He told Tim Russert beforehand that they were not planning to use armed force in the middle of the night. When the agents broke into the house, armed to the teeth, he told Russert that they had showed up at 5 am, so it wasn't the middle of the night.

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