Confirming Todd Blanche as US attorney general should be a no-brainer for Republicans AND Dems

If Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Todd Blanche's nomination as US attorney general is at all fair, even Democrats will see he's eminently qualified.

On top of a distinguished private-sector record, Blanche has logged 15 years of sterling service in the Justice Department, including a flawless performance as assistant US attorney in New York: He's the sort of serious career lawyer everyone should want in charge at Justice.

Indeed, he's been running the department as interim AG since April, overseeing 100,000 staff, including at the FBI and 93 US attorney offices.