Rubber Stamp Holder

AP picks up the Sun Times expose on Obama AG designate Eric Holder, already facing a number of questions (previous post here):

Long before Blagojevich’s arrest last week on federal corruption charges, he and Holder appeared together at a March 24, 2004, press conference to announce the appointment after board staff raised concerns about alleged organized crime ties of a Rosemont casino developer.

Holder, now President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to become the next attorney general, did only preliminary work on the Illinois casino probe and did not get paid.

He hadn’t signed a $300,000 contract for the work before it was canceled.

Former gaming board member Jim Wagner said he and others worried Holder would rubber-stamp a casino for Rosemont. The board quashed Holder’s appointment and Blagojevich scrapped the probe on May 18, 2004.

Gee, why would they worry Eric Holder would rubber stamp something dubious?