Tag: Artur Davis
Posted on Sat Nov 08, 2008 at 02:53:25 PM EST
Tags: Barack Obama, Artur Davis (all tags)
Alabama Rep. Artur Davis, whose name has been floated for months as a possible Obama Attorney General pick, says he's not interested. He'd rather run for Governor of Alabama.
Fine by me, as I wrote here back in May.
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Posted on Fri May 09, 2008 at 07:05:00 AM EST
Tags: Barack Obama, Artur Davis (all tags)
According to Matt Stoller and The Washingtonian, Barack Obama is likely to pick Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama for Attorney General. Checking Davis' website, I found this:
From 1994 to 1998, Congressman Davis established a 98 percent conviction rate as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama fighting white-collar criminals and the scourge of drugs and violence on our streets and in our neighborhoods. From 1998 until his election to Congress, Congressman Davis worked as a litigator in private practice.
On issues, in 2006, NORML rated him -20,indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance. The National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) rated him at 88 for being tough on crime.
Great, just what we need, another drug warrior. Politically, he's a centrist. His website notes:
He is the co-chair of the centrist New Democrat Caucus.
He voted for the bankruptcy reform bill. This article in The Black Commentator makes him out to be a corporate shill.
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