Confirmation hearings for A.G. nominee Holder in early January

By GottaLaff

Oh, just hurry up and confirm. We can't take any more ugly Bush stains!

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vermont) said today he would hold confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder Jr. the week of January 5.

Holder, a former second in command at the Justice Department during the Clinton administration, appeared on Capitol Hill today for traditional, closed door meetings with Senate leaders. If he is confirmed, Holder would become the nation’s first African American attorney general.

Confirmation hearings could begin Jan. 5. Obama will not be sworn in until Jan. 20.

Gee, do you get the impression that Senate Democrats are eager to get the Bush administration out the door as quickly as possible?

Out the door, door bolted shut, 20-foot-high cement wall built, moat dug and filled, invisible shock barrier installed... so yeah, I do get that impression. Snerk.