no question about that, but i think where the line is being drawn is, is this a partisan attack by a republican-controlled house oversight committee and a republican-controlled congress on eric holder, attorney general eric holder? what tends to happen is justice departments and their attorneys general tend to come under fire. we certainly remember janet reno with clinton, alberto gonzales within bush, and now eric holder. this seen partly as a surrogate for the president. they re a soft target, easy pickings. let s go after him or her and the other thing that there are so many legal issues involved it almost makes them the whipping boy or girl for going after in a politically partisan way the president. i think that s what we re looking at here. nia, you heard earl outline the other attorneys general who certainly have been for lack of a better description in the middle of these partisan battles. but as carolyn maloney pointed out, not even newt gingrich brought this to the house fl
the jobs. even on the right, there is some concern that they are distracting from that message that in some ways is a powerful one. chris, let me bring you in. to the point made by malika as well as earl here. you cannot deny someone s feelings. you see this image of an african-american attorney general. you have members of congress saying you should resign right now. carolyn maloney stated the chairman issa called eric holder a liar. these things happen here. so is it beyond the pale of reason or reasonable thinking here to factor in race or is it truly just about what we re seeing partisan politics on every level that will weep witness within washington? well, i think listen, the imagery i think feeds into the talk and the debate about race. but i think when you kind of really kind of narrow down and look at this, this is just brutal washington politics.
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wanted to scale it back, handing president obama a very big opening politically. now is not the time to double your interest rates on student loans. michelle and i, we ve been in your shoes. we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago. americans now own more on their student loans than they do on their credit cards. student loans. student loans. student loans. let s give those student loans directly to students. can i get an amen? yeah! that as a campaign drum beat, mitt romney quickly said he fully supports extending the loan program and house republicans got on board. but the bill they passed today is paid for by eliminating preventative care funding in the health care reform act. house democrats wanted to tax oil companies. that s how they wanted to pay for it. some members, minority leader nancy pelosi and others, also calling the gop funding plan another attack on women. what the majority would do today with taking the funds here instead o
president obama a very big opening politically. now is not the time to double your interest rates on student loans. michelle and i, we ve been in your shoes. we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago. americans now owe more on their student loans than they do on their credit cards. student loans. student loans. student loans. let s give those student loans directly to students. can i get an amen? amen! that as a campaign drum beat, mitt romney quickly said he fully supports extending the loan program and house republicans got on board. but the bill they passed today is paid for by eliminating preventative care funding in the health care reform act. house democrats wanted to tax oil companies. that s how they wanted to pay for it. some members, minority leader nancy pelosi and others, also calling the gop funding plan another attack on women. what the majority would do today with taking the funds here instead of taking it from special interest