Say No to Holder

Some have grumbled that Eric Holder's involvement in Bill Clinton's pardon of fugitive tax-evader Marc Rich should disqualify him from becoming attorney general. In Real Clear Politics, Richard Cohen says they're right. The pardon "suggests that Holder, whatever his other qualifications, could not say no to power," Cohen writes. Attorney general is "a post that ought to be reserved for a lawyer who appreciates that while he reports to the president, he serves the people." Holder's complicity with the Rich pardon reminds Cohen of the Bush Administration's infamous yes man, Alberto Gonzales. "Maybe he deserves an administration job," Cohen writes, "just not the one he's getting."