End of the Line

       It looks as if the end of the line for Eric Holder is finally upon us. The New York Times is reporting that sources close to President Obama are trying to convince him that keeping Holder is no longer a viable option. Holder is front and center of the latest scandals to hit the Obama White House, and the president is doing what any president from any party would do, throw an underling under the bus. They were able to get through the Fast and Furious scandal basically unscathed, but with new evidence coming to light that Holder may not have only known about the IRS and illegal wire taps on the media, but may have ordered them as well, Obama's only chance to save face is to ask for Holder to step down. The right wing media and even more surprisingly the Tea Party has said on more than one occasion there is no evidence that Obama was aware of anything illegal going on, and he would love to keep it that way.
       Something that Obama needs to consider, if Holder steps down and falls on his sword, much of this attention will stay on him and the only thing that would hurt the president would be the fact that he handpicked Holder. If Obama is guilty of something, he would have forced Holder to make a move by now, but by the slow actions shown, the White House is investigating on their own, and are not happy with what they're finding. The media has turned very quickly on Obama, but showing the world that it was really Holder doing the wiretaps might ease the pressure somewhat and bring the likes of Chris Matthews and Arriana Huffington but in good graces.
       The only thing that might change all of this is the fact that Obama can't run again and therefore doesn't care much what the media thinks. He has kind of always done things that he wants to do and not what the DNC wants, and quite frankly, I don't believe he cares much about the elections in 2016. If that's the case and he shows to be as loyal as Bush was to his people, he might force the Republicans hand to see how much of a spine they have and how far they will take this. Going all the way as far as charges or impeachment could easily backfire on the right and cost them a fairly good chance of retaking the White House and Senate. After watching all of this unfold over the last couple of weeks, and seeing how Obama has distanced himself more and more, Holder I believe is seeing his last days in Washington. For Obama, this is just common sense.