Lynch assure Flake that her commitment to securing the border is firm. We can all sleep better at night now.Flake is pressing Lynch about failure to carry through on an effective border control program in Yuma, Arizona ("Operation Streamline"). Is she committed to the program? Lynch says she's committed to talking with Flake about his concerns.
Hey, that's cool. The prospective AG isn't all that committed to enforcing the border, but is committed to talking about enforcing it. Is the law in good hands here? This must be a takeoff on her boss's waffling on whether he'll use force to stop the Iranians from building the Big One, but is happy to talk about stopping the Iranians from building it.
Apparently, that's how the hearing is going. Senators ask questions. Ms. Lynch responds with friendly filibustering and mush. This gets accepted as "answers," and nobody becomes perturbed.
How would you vote and explain your vote, Bill, if you were a member of the SJC?
Were your content or troubled by her answers on the Holloway case?
Doug,
I'm going to wait to see the whole ball of wax.
Her answers on Holloway were unsatisfactory, and more exploration of that case is needed. We need a whole lotta sunshine on the actions both of Ms. Lynch and Judge Gleeson.