It's now been
130 days since Loretta Lynch was nominated to be attorney general. That's a longer wait than any previous nominee, including the horrible Alberto Gonzales. But it's not been long enough for Senate Republicans. Now they're saying there won't be a vote until after the spring recess, which ends in mid-April. Senate Democrats continue to fume about it, as do
law-enforcement officials.
Ex-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Federal Bureau of Investigations director Louis Freeh and other top law enforcement officials held a press call Friday to tout her legal expertise, tough-on-crime credentials and reputation as a fair prosecutor.
"This woman is entitled to confirmation: Not as a woman, not as a man, but as a highly qualified candidate," Giuliani said. "Loretta Lynch is more than qualified. She's overqualified to be attorney general."
Both Giuliani, who penned a letter to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) this week on Lynch's behalf, and Freeh said they had been talking directly with Senate Republicans to not only support her and give her a quick confirmation, but to convince Lynch deserved a high number of "yes" votes.
Freeh said how high the ultimate confirmation margin is will likely weigh in on the public perception of Lynch. "If you have a 51-majority vote," he said, "many people outside the law enforcement community will look at that … and say, 'What's wrong with this candidate'?"
"Her reputation in the law enforcement community is just stellar," Freeh added.
As if that is going to matter to McConnell. He's got bigger fish to fry, like making the Senate take
pointless, never-ending anti-abortion votes. Governing? That was
so three months ago.