Obama’s AG Choice Sends Mixed Signals
November 21st, 2008 by Perry
Many left-wing pundits are a little surprised by the signals, mixed or otherwise, sent by Obama’s choice for U.S. Attorney General – Eric Holder.
Tasked with setting the federal agenda for prosecution, many are shocked Obama went with a former prosecutor who has repeatedly called for stiffer sentences for drug users.
According to a December 1996 report in The Washington Times excerpted at TalkLeft, Holder wanted “minimum sentences of 18 months for first-time convicted drug dealers, 36 months for the second time and 72 months for every conviction thereafter.
The article in Reason does a pretty good job of summing up why so many are scared.
Holder’s record suggests he epitomizes the Clinton administration’s desperation to prove that a Democrat who used to smoke pot can too be tough on drugs—precisely the motivation that could make Obama just as bad on drug policy as the current administration, if not worse.
