Dear God, please let Politico be right about Holders successor: WHITE HOUSE INSIDERS expect the successor to be a woman, or a person of color. Glenn Thrush handicaps the possibilities, in addition to the favorite of the Great Mentioner, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick: Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. is a favorite of Obamas, and a person valued as a team player inside the West Wing ... [T]he presidents team has also taken a close look at California Attorney General Kamala Harris, an African-American woman who would likely pursue the same civil rights agenda championed by Holder-but may opt ... to pursue gubernatorial ambitions. Other names: ... Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney in Manhattan known for his aggressive Wall Street prosecutions [would be a way for Obama to soothe the restless left]; Ron Machen, the young U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.-a job once held by Holder; Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a former state attorney general; former Joe Biden aide Neil MacBride, an ex-federal prosecutor in Virginia who is now a partner at the law firm Davis Polk; ex-White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, another Obama favorite; and Labor Secretary Tom Perez, another former head of the civil rights division-and ... the only Latino candidate mentioned by insiders
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 01:14:36 +0000
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