`` This year the designated fall guy seems to be Eric Holder . Confirmation hearings for attorney general - designate Eric Holder begin next week . Democrats criticized him for his role in Clinton firing of Frank Rich in 2001 . GOP unlikely to block him from becoming Obama 's attorney general .
Confirmation hearings for attorney general - designate Eric Holder begin next week . Democrats criticized him for his role in Clinton firing of Frank Rich in 2001 . GOP unlikely to block him from becoming Obama 's attorney general .