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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 11/6/2008

Why Janet Napolitano Is Right For Attorney General

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The election is nigh 24 hours in the bank, and the rumor wires and scuttlebutt are exploding with discussion of the makeup of President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet and staff to be. Attorney General is a critical post in any administration; but perhaps at no time in history of the United ...

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MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... argues. Obama should choose Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) as Attorney General, given the high-stakes tasks of terrorism prosecutions and corporate governance the job calls for, bmaz says at firedoglake. New York Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Tim Geithner would bring competency to the Treasury like former Secretary Larry Summers, but without the baggage, The New Republic’s ...

Return to the rule of law? The horizon is yet obscure.
The Reaction — ... Department of Justice -- There will be a bevy of great candidates suggested for the Attorney General's position. In the meantime David Ogden, a Clinton administration veteran, is heading ...

Napolitano To DHS; Skeletor To Be Buried
Firedoglake — ... Assuming she makes vetting and is confirmed, Janet will make a fantastic Secretary of DHS. Some of the skills and abilities I pointed out as qualifications for AG will serve her very well as Homeland Security. ...

Frank Sharry: Welcome to My World, Janet... Now, Please Restore Some Dignity to It
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... It's hard to isolate which of Napolitano's credentials won the day. What's clear that, when it comes to immigration, Janet gets it. As Governor of a major border state, Napolitano has had to make tough decisions to deal with the consequences of our dysfunctional immigration laws. She's managed to do so while maintaining record approval ratings. And that's in a state often labeled "ground zero" of the immigration debate. ...

SCOTUS A Go Go
Firedoglake — ... . She has the governorship and attorney general resume entries that Granholm does, but a heck of a lot more experience along the way. Napolitano is well versed and experienced with constitutional law and civil rights, having been mentored as the hand picked protege of one of the country’s great Constitutional scholars and authorities, John P. Frank, one of the two legal fathers of the Miranda decision. And, by the time the nomination might be contemplated, Napolitano would also likely have some experience as DHS Secretary (which may or may not be problematic; time will tell). ...

Napolitano Goes to Homeland
democracyarsenal.org — ... live in one country and work in the other. In addition, she brings an understanding of the challenges we face on our borders with tribal lands. In Arizona, the Tahono O’odhom lands have posed a challenge since they sit on the border, but the tribal leaders are rightfully suspicious of federal agents operating on the reservation. A significant part of US lands on the border are tribal lands, so this perspective is going to be useful. She’s a leader. This from emptywheel: She is spectacularly good at bureaucratic detail and getting big ...