Eric Holder at border and airport, as well as in intelligence operations. During his confirmation hearings, Holder agreed with Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) that a technique used by U.S. interrogators under the George W. Bush administration known as waterboarding is torture. Consequently, Senate Republicans delayed the confirmation vote on Holder though Senate Democrats accused them of applying a double standard. He has been critical of "enhanced interrogation techniques" and the NSA warrantless surveillance program, accusing the Bush administration of a "disrespect for the rule of law... [that is] not only wrong, it is destructive in our struggle against terrorism." Holder has
Richard Cheney (New Mexico politician) education spending due to a loss of gas and oil revenue. On May 20, 2003, Cheney was appointed by the San Juan County Commission to replace State Representative Nick Tinnin. He was re-elected unopposed in 2004 but did not run for re-election in 2006. Dick Cheney ran in the Republican primary for the New Mexico Gubernatorial Election in 1994. He chose Pete Rahn as his campaign manager. A campaign ad from the Santa Fe New Mexico newspaper showed that he ran on a platform highlighting cracking down on violent crime, repealing the gasoline tax, and lowering public spending. When Cheney