HOLDER TO BE AG

We apparently have our first cabinet member.

Eric Holder has accepted the position of Attorney General in the Obama administration. Holder was deputy AG under Bill Clinton, and was a US Attorney and Judge before that. He also was a member of Obama's VP selection committee.

He will be the first black Attorney General

Holder is a good choice. He is well respected in Washington and has been lauded for his performance as deputy AG. It seems likely that for the first time since Janet Reno we will have an AG that doesn't approve of torturing people. Easily the most impressive thing about him is his opposition to the death penalty.

Holder should have an easy time of confirmation, though his approval of the pardon of Marc Rich in 2001 could hurt him.