Wow! I no longer have to keep looking up who is the US Attorney General. That's because Eric Holder has been in the news three (3) times this past month:
1) He announces that he's investigating three hedge funds -- TOO LATE!
2) Announces cases against 300+ individuals for $8+ billion -- TOO LITTLE!
3) Decides to go after WkikLeaks founder, Julian Assange -- YOU CHICKENSHIT BULLY!
Where was Holder during this first two years of the administration? Will someone point out some major prosecutions or convictions he has executed during that period?
The financial meltdown should have been a shooting gallery for RICO cases! Excuse: Didn't want to offend team buddies Emanuel, Summers, Geithner, and their Wall Street fiends. Now that Emanuel is gone, and Summers is soon to be, it's OK. Maybe Geithner is getting ready to jump ship too!
Torture and rendition cases could have been pursued against higher officials (military and Bush administration) instead of the scapegoats at the bottom. BUSH just admitted to using torture in his book! Excuse: Gee, Obama took ownership of those issues by keeping Guantanamo and Afghanistan going. You can't go after the boss! Maybe some country that really believes in human rights will step in for us!
WikiLeaks is just a small but major source of deep news. God forbid that A.G. Holder go after the New York Times with all their legal resources. Notice how those in Congress have called for the prosecution of Julian Assange. The lynch mob is increasing -- brave Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, having learned his lesson by pardoning an individual who latter killed police officers, is now setting-up his potential 2012 run for President by calling for the execution of Assange. Excuse: NONE, except "I want to be part of a lynch mob, too!" Mr. Holder, you should be standing up for WikiLeak's First Amendment rights instead of prosecuting Assange for espionage! Get a pair!
But understandably, you can't really expect Holder to outshine his boss, Barack Obama, Leader of the Free World.
BTW, how about a boycott of PayPal, since they're withholding payments to WkikLeaks?