Holder Puts Obama in a Double Bind

FoxNews.com ^ | December 09, 2011 | Chris Stirewalt

[DBCJR]

Rep. James Sensenbrenner: “Tell me what's the difference between lying and misleading Congress, in this context?” Attorney General Eric Holder: “Well, if you want to have this legal conversation, it all has to do with your state of mind and whether or not you had the requisite intent to come up with something that would be considered perjury or a lie.”

-- Exchange from a House hearing on the Operation Fast and Furious gunrunning sting. ... Such is the case with Eric Holder, who turned in a snappish, hair-splitting performance in his latest round of testimony before congressional Republicans irate over his agency’s handling of a gunrunning sting in the Southwest. ... He also played martyr, invoking red-baiting Sen. Joseph McCarthy to attack his chief inquisitor, Rep. Darrell Issa, asking if the California Republican had “no shame.” Holder did worse than in his last round of questioning and he will likely do worse the next time as he visibly chafes at being badgered by Republicans who he believes are only interested in political gain. The problem for Holder is that the underlying case and initial response from his department look just dreadful. The more he bristles, the more attention will come to the botched sting. But as the pressure builds from the right, liberals are rallying to Holder’s defense. He is an increasingly revered figure on the left for not just what they see as his victimization by Republicans but also his status as the liberal conscience of an administration so many liberals have found wanting....

[Verginius Rufus]

Worst case scenario, Obama can always pardon Holder. I doubt it will get to that point--the Republican Party leadership is too afraid of being called racists or partisan.

There was a black woman on "Fox News Watch" today (I don't remember her name or recall having seen her before). She dismissed the "Fast & Furious" controversy as a partisan witch-hunt.

Holder probably can't figure out why anyone is making a big deal over one white border agent being killed by Mexican drug cartel members. It's not like James Byrd's being killed by three white men.

[DBCJR]

But he does know that civil rights laws apply only to white on black, not black on white, oppression. He sure knows how to parse his law!

[troy McClure]

I was waiting for one of the congressman to say to Holder:

” Your answer sounds like Bill Clintons meaning of is is.”

Here's what Clinton told the grand jury:

“It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is. If the—if he—if ‘is’ means is and never has been, that is not—that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true.”

[Chode]

let's face it, we're stuck with the FPOS till the boy is out of office...