Pander to the marginalized

Every so often, Barack Obama delivers some seriously good fanservice:

During a fund-raiser in Denver, Obama — a former constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago Law School — was asked what he hoped to accomplish during his first 100 days in office.

"I would call my attorney general in and review every single executive order issued by George Bush and overturn those laws or executive decisions that I feel violate the constitution," said Obama.

In my mind, I like to pretend that that call begins, "Hello, Russ?"

Comments

[Scott Spiegelberg]

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Maybe, though Feingold is the one senator I'm glad is in the senate. He actually reads the legislation, and actually asks relevant questions during hearings. I'd hate to have him leave the Senate, though he would make an excellent AG.

[DJA]

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Feingold is a great senator and would certainly leave a void if he left to become AG, but the Justice Department is such a total clusterfuck right now that we really need someone like Russ to come in, clean house, restore the Constitution and the rule of law, and start putting motherfuckers in jail.