Don't be tempted by the shiny apple, don't you eat of the bitter fruit

Eric Holder is approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. But did he privately agree ,as Kit Bond claims, not to prosecute Bush operatives for "enhanced interrogations" and unlawful surveillance? The withdrawal of Republican holds on his nomination raises the suspicion that he might have. Coryn from Texas claims Holder did not and that was his reason for voting against him. But a curious thing is emerging--the Obama Administration is talking to some Republicans but not others, especially those like Coryn whom they believe are not useful. Tell us it isn't true. And if it is, how will the Obama Administration prevent prosecution of Bush people by other countries and non-governmental organizations?

Gallup has a poll out showing that there are only five states with significant Republican majorities. They are Alaska, Wyoming, Nebraska, Idaho and Utah. Yes, there are about ten states where both parties are very competitive, but the surprise here is that no southern state makes the list and Texas now is contested. Maybe the Republicans have to adopt the strategy of the Northern Kingdom and abandon the neo-confederate strategy of the past.