A big part of the reason why I am so high on Kirsten Gillibrand for the Democratic nomination in 2020 is that I think she is very good at politics. She realized so quickly that the way to the nomination was being a full-stop opponent...
Eric Holder
If Rahm Emanuel is actually deciding what sort of trial KSM et. al. should get on the basis of what he calculates would be most politically convenient for the Obama.
Obama's apparent AG choice certainly sounds promising, even granting that the previous administration hasn't exactly set a high bar...