Who Will Replace Eric Holder?

Attorney General Eric Holder will announce Thursday afternoon that he will step down as the nation's top law enforcement official.

A look at some possible replacements mentioned in past news stories on the topic:

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick: A close friend of President Obama, Patrick is not running for re-election in November. He has long been mentioned as a possible replacement for Holder, in part because of his knowledge of the Justice Department and ties to Obama. Patrick was chief of the Justice Department's civil rights division under Bill Clinton. As governor, Patrick won raves for his handling of the Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath.

Comments

[John Galt]

"Patrick won raves for his handling of the Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath."

Apparently unrestrained police statism wins raves from progressives these days.

[Catatafish]

So this is going to be a new era of respect for the Fourth Amendment, that's what you're saying?

Right?

(facepalm)

[UCrawford]

It always did win raves. Progressives lionize Woodrow Wilson, after all, and the man was a anti-black racist openly hostile to free speech.

[Sevo]

Better ethics:
1) Al Sharpton
2) Bernie Madoff
3) Dick Nixon's ghost

More actual activity on the issues:
1) That fire hydrant across the street
2) A lampshade
3) Any trashcan

Less partisan:
1) Pelosi
2) Reid
3) Dick Nixon's ghost

[1stworlder]

Ready for Hillary and Holder to be in chains.

[Swiss Servator, Grundgesetz!]

Valerie Jarret.

*runs from room*

[fuck you tulpa]

An actual rubber stamp.

[Faceless Commenter]

An actual copy of the Constitution in flames.

[Swiss Servator, Grundgesetz!]

"Mecha Hitler"

/CAH

[AndrewR]

It would be nice if the Attorney General was someone who put his country ahead of his party, instead of the other way around as with Holder.

But I am sure Obama and congressional Democrats would shut down the government to rather than see anyone like that.

[plusafdotcom]

"Attorney General Eric Holder will announce Thursday afternoon that he will step down as the nation's top law enforcement official."

Not so!

Holder will be stepping down from THE OFFICE OF the "nation's top law enforcement official."

He has never acted AS the "nation's top law enforcement official."

There... FIFY...