No, we don’t want Eric Holder in drag as the AG.
Via The Hill
A litany of prominent Democrats have said race has played a role in the delay of Loretta Lynch’s confirmation as attorney general. But the White House won’t say whether it agrees.
Lynch would become the first African-American woman to serve as the nation’s top law enforcement officer, but she has gone 137 days without receiving a confirmation vote in the Senate.
Press secretary Josh Earnest was asked five times Wednesday whether Republicans are delaying a vote on Lynch because of her race. He dodged the question each time.
“I think that the delay we have seen from Senate Republicans is indefensible,” he told reporters. “I think you’d have to ask them about why they think this delay is somehow in the best interest in the country. I feel very confident in telling you that it is not.”
For a week, the contentious battle over Lynch’s nomination has become consumed by racial accusations.
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) became the latest lawmaker to inject race into the debate Wednesday, telling Bloomberg News that failing to confirm Lynch would be “yet another sign” that race relations have not improved.[…]
On Monday, Earnest was determined not to be drawn into accusing Republicans of delaying Lynch’s confirmation for racial reasons.
“I know that there have been a number of people who have tried to figure out an explanation for this indefensible delay,” he said. “There are a lot of theories. I frankly don’t have a lot of clarity about why we would continue to delay the nomination of an individual who has strong bipartisan support and who is eminently qualified for this very important job.”