Is Eric Holder the worst AG since Ed Meese?

[pscot]

Yesterday the Justice Department announced that once again it's not going to pursue evidence of Wall Street crimes which has been sent its way. It has already failed to act on information sent to it by sources whose investigators are apparently more dogged than its own, including several other government agencies and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Now the bipartisan committee which was led by Senators Carl Levin and Tom Coburn can be added to the list of sources whose leads weren't pursued by Attorney General Eric Holder and his staff.

Holder was on the defensive yesterday, a sign that the mounting criticism of his inaction is getting his attention. He was also scornful of that criticism, saying that it's belied by "a troublesome little thing called facts."

There's something troublesome here, all right, but it isn't the facts.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/attorney-general-to-us-no_b_1764686.html

[earthside]

1. Worse than Alberto Gonzales?

No.

But after Alberto ... yup.

[Lebam in LA]

2. agree n/t

[russspeakeasy]

3. You nailed it.

But damn, he is weak, or corrupt, or incompetent.

edited to add: or is he just following orders ?

[Laurian]

4. He's certainly not very visible. Rarely see the guy unless he has to go to

Congress and take shit from Issa. With all the issues needing Justice Department attention, he should be front and center, highlighting the actions his department is taking.