Ring of Fire: Progressives Too Silent on Loretta Lynch

[GoLeft TV]

Those of us who follow the activities of the Attorney General of the United States were overjoyed when current AG Eric Holder announced that he would be vacating his office as soon as a replacement could be found. But in their rush to find a replacement, the Obama administration once again turned to a corporate attorney who has plenty of experience representing Wall Street – rather than an attorney that spent her career fighting for average citizens.

Remarkably, the progressive movement has remained almost completely silent about Obama’s nominee Loretta Lynch.

Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins and attorney David Hersh explain why we need to be very wary of Lynch’s nomination.

[djean111]

1. Represented Wall Street and also against marijuana legalization.

Why would Progressives be enthusiastic?

[gregcrawford]

2. Ms. Lynch is also in favor of...

... grossly exploited civil forfeiture laws. That fact alone vaporizes any wisp of faith I might have had in her as a nominee. Obama always runs to Wall Street. And to think I once had faith in him...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. Smokescreen bullshit! The real reason: She's a black woman and therefore held

to much higher scrutiny.

[Thespian2]

4. With a decidedly criminal Supreme Court,

America, in Loretta Lynch, will have a decidedly criminal Department of Justice. Oh, wait...Holder already made the DoJ criminal.