Below is the response I got from Senator Mel Martinez in regards to his support for Eric Holder.  Basically, as long as an appointee is "technically qualified" to do a job and can pass a background check he will support them no matter their moral, ethical, or ideological views.  Too bad the Democrats didn't feel the same way when W was making his appointments.  


Thank you for contacting me regarding the President’s nomination of Eric Holder to serve as Attorney General of the United States. I appreciate hearing from you and would like to respond to your concerns.

According to the Constitution, the Senate is charged with providing advice and consent to the president regarding selection of Cabinet Secretaries, as well as over 1,000 executive branch appointments. Prior to the president submitting names to the Senate, the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducts an extensive background check on each of the nominees.

The Senate committee with jurisdiction over the office that the nominee is seeking holds hearings on the nominee's appointment, usually with the nominee presenting testimony. Following a simple majority vote to discharge the nominee from the committee, the nomination may be considered by the full Senate, which must approve the nomination by a simple majority vote for the nomination to be confirmed.

As you may know, Mr. Holder served as a former judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and Deputy Attorney General of the United States. If confirmed, he will be the first African-American Attorney General of the United States.

I adhere to the principle that, assuming qualifications, a President gets to choose the members of his Cabinet. I have met with Attorney General-designee Eric Holder and he answered a number of questions to my satisfaction. Eric Holder understands the unique role of Attorney General and further, I think he is qualified to serve in that role. Therefore, I intend to support Mr. Holder's confirmation.

Again, thank you for contacting my office. If you have any additional questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. In addition, for more information about issues and activities important to Florida, please sign up for my weekly newsletter at http://martinez.senate.gov.

Sincerely,

Mel Martinez
United States Senator

Obviously Mel isn't concerned with Holder's invovement with the questionable pardons at the end of the Clinton adm. or his views on the 2nd amendment.  

But hey, at least you got a response from your guy, who knows if I'll ever hear from my Senator.

Fuck Mel. He's retiring anyway.

I believe that the Prez gets his cabinet.  Clinton got his and they were a train wreck.  When someone is self destructing, stand back and enjoy it.

Mel sold us out on immigration years ago. He can shove a pole up his ass for all I care..