It's becoming increasingly possible that the clock may run out on President Obama's effort to get his Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch confirmed before Congress adjourns at the end of the year.Opposition is growing not so much to the nominee, but in having a lame duck Senate vote on the nominee. Several leading Republicans have already come forward suggesting that the president should hold off. Washington Examiner: Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., urged Senate Democrats to hold off on considering Eric Holder’s replacement as attorney general until Republicans take over the Senate in the new year. Senate Democrats are reportedly leaning toward confirming U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, Obama’s choice to succeed Holder over the next two months during the lame-duck session of Congress. Thune acknowledged there’s little Republicans can do to block her confirmation by year’s end after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., changed Senate rules...(Read Full Post)