Loretta Lynch Becomes First African-American Female Attorney General

[Blue_Tires]

History has been made!

The US Senate confirmed Loretta Lynch as the nation’s first black female attorney general Thursday, installing an aggressive counter-terrorism prosecutor as the top law enforcement official for President Barack Obama’s final 21 months in office, YahooNews reports.

According to the report:

Lynch was confirmed in a 56-43 vote — with 10 Republicans crossing the political aisle to lend their support — following weeks of gridlock after her confirmation process was dragged into a bitter partisan battle over abortion.

She takes over from outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, whom Republicans had criticized as being a rubber stamp for Obama’s policies.

Lynch’s confirmation brought to an end a months-long process that Democrats noted took longer than the confirmation of the seven previous attorneys general combined.

“Today, the Senate finally confirmed Loretta Lynch to be America’s next attorney general -– and America will be better off for it,” Obama said in a statement.

“Loretta has spent her life fighting for the fair and equal justice that is the foundation of our democracy.”


http://cocoafab.com/loretta-lynch-becomes-first-african-american-female-attorney-general/

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. This is important. This is good. This has real meaning.

[Number23]

2. K&R

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

3. The racist pieces of shit teaparty and cons had to make her wait,

their way of showing ZERO respect for a black woman, you know.

These racists and misogynists can go to hell, now.

[Major Hogwash]

4. I don't understand why any Republicans voted against her.

Considering the worthless pieces of racist trash they approved when Dubya was in the White House.

Seriously, did anyone here think that John Ashcroft was qualified to be the AG?
I sure as hell didn't, but since he was the president's choice, I figured it was just a poor decision made by Bush.
But, it went from bad to worse, with Gonzalez replacing Ashcroft, and then into the fire itself when he was replaced by Mukasey.