So he did. Utilizing a convenient excuse.
From the WashingtonTimes.com:
Holder cancels appearance in OKC amid angry protests
by Kelly Riddell
Attorney General Eric Holder canceled his appearance before the Oklahoma City Police Department’s graduating cadet class Thursday amid angry protests over his scheduled visit.
Mr. Holder was scheduled to deliver remarks at the graduation ceremony at 2:30 p.m. ET, according to his official itinerary sent out by the Justice Department Thursday morning.
Mr. Holder’s scheduled visit to Oklahoma City drew the criticism of several conservative lawmakers who planned the protest anticipating his arrival, including state Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, Republican, who has stated he believes that Mr. Holder should be impeached.
“Our protest has turned into a victory celebration because we frankly didn’t want him here — and we succeeded,” Mr. Wesselhoft said in an interview. “This man has used his position to advance his own political agenda and that’s not right. He swore to uphold the U.S. Constitution and defend it for all of us — not some of us.”
Carla Russell, one of the about 100 activists who came out for the rally, held a sign that read: “Holder is a Terrorist.”
So here comes the excuse:
But an early meeting at the Justice Department delayed Mr. Holder’s departure from Washington, causing him to miss the graduation ceremony, spokesman Brian Fallon said in an e-mail.
Bullshit alert. It was pushback on a racist extremist, plain and simple.
Perhaps a few more facts are required, per the article:
In 2012 Mr. Holder was held in contempt of Congress — the first time ever for a sitting Cabinet member — for failing to provide key information about Operation Fast and Furious.
Earlier this month, Texas lawmakers railed against the attorney general in a House of Representatives oversight hearing, telling him in front of a Capitol Hill crowd that not only should he be held in contempt, but that he should be sitting in a jail cell.
Republicans say Mr. Holder has refused to comply with several subpoenas issued from Congress for documents related to the operation and outright ignored a criminal contempt citation that members of the House issued against him months ago.
Mr. Holder’s view is that he has released all the pertinent documents, as requested, and complied with congressional investigators.
Eric Holder has proven, time and again, that he is a racist, he is an obstructionist, he does not believe in the rule of law and certainly does not believe in upholding laws equally for all Americans.
BZ
First, from CNN.com:
Vince Foster, once a member with Hillary Clinton in the Rose Law Firm and subsequently a Deputy White House Counsel in the first few months of Bill Clinton’s first term, knew what he was talking about.
