Eric Holder

Follow the 'stache: Eric Holder to serve as scandal transition chief between Clinton and Obama eras

December 5, 2008 - Good news -- there might actually be some fireworks in Obama's relentlessly competent and orderly transition. Clinton's nominee for Eric Holder has a little scandal in his past. He once dated an Olson twin. Kidding. But that would be pretty cool. No, it's about the role he played...

From The Feed: Chris Hitchens is a bad friend

December 2, 2008 - Christopher Hitchens pulls his usual boorishly clever routine on Joan Walsh, except this time he might have actually hurt someone's feelings...

Hillary and Barack - How mortal enemies learn to make a deal

December 1, 2008 - As Obama was preparing to present his foreign policy team and (finally) formally announce his pick of Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, aides of both Obama and Clinton were feeding the press...

Barack makes Hillary an honest woman

December 1, 2008 - President-elect Obama introduced his security team today. The group included Hillary Clinton (Secretary of State), Eric Holder (AG ), Defense Secretary...

From The Room: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: They're Back! Not Carter Two but Clinton Three

November 24, 2008 - Now that the Barack Obama has asked America to open wide to swallow Hillary as Secretary of State it is interesting to note an odd phenomenon: Let's call it qualification reversal. Just a few months ago in the primaries (you remember the primaries that short period of time when...

Eric Holder named "First Black Milestone That No One Cares About"

November 20, 2008 - Poor Eric Holder. Just a few weeks ago, news of the first African-American Attorney General would have been kind of a big deal. But now that we have a black president, first black Attorney General just sounds kind of "eh." This...

From The Room: Forgiveness: The Flavor Du Jour

November 19, 2008 - The Democrats are nothing if not forgiving. They've voted to allow Joe Lieberman, the errant Senator who maligned Obama while traveling McCain, back into the nest. Despite this, Lieberman's face retained that seemingly permanent disgruntled expression as if he'd just swallowed something raw that was...

Potential AG Eric Holder gives us black robe fever

November 19, 2008 - If you're waiting to hear back about your job application for attorney general, you're about to get some bad news. According to reports, Barack Obama has offered the gig to longtime lawyer and former deputy attorney general...

Inappropriate Hottie Rundown - The Obama Cabinet!

November 6, 2008 - Obama's starting to name his cabinet picks, and the speculation is swirling about who the top contenders might be. Everyone's ranking them by their qualifications and their previous work with Obama blah bl...

From The Room: The War on Aides

July 3, 2008 - Of the many important world issues John McCain and Barack Obama face this election season, none is as globally salient and ethically charged as the War on Aides. A recent strain appeared in Fl...

From The Room: Mr. Obama, Elian Gonzalez, and the Cuban Communists

June 26, 2008 - In an act of spontaneous political combustion, Elian Gonzalez's uncle is back on the scene with a very important criticism of Obama: He has ties to Bill Clinton. Specifically, Obama is using aides that were connected to the legal defense of Elian Gonzalez's Cuban father. The tightly organized...

A Kennedy to help Obama dodge the Clinton bullet

June 6, 2008 - Barack Obama announced that the team vetting potential vice-presidential candidates will include Caroline Kennedy (plus two other people that are not Kennedys.) While the pressure to give the spot to Hillary Clinton...