Politics | President Obama Babs Backs Holder for AG Streisand urges fellow lefties to fight for Obama nominee By Harry Kimball Posted Jan 26, 2009 1:33 PM CST Copied Kennedy Center 2008 honorees, from left, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Twyla Tharp, Morgan Freeman, Barbara Streisand, and George Jones. (AP Photo) Barbra Streisand is using her star power to push for the speedy confirmation of Eric Holder as attorney general, Politico reports. In a letter, Babs asks like-minded people to sign a petition supporting a man who is “committed to liberty, the rule of law, and our constitutional rights.” And she squeezes in an across-the-aisle dig. “We can’t let Republican delays deny the American people the Attorney General they deserve.” Read These Next A big shake-up at the top of Ben and Jerry's hierarchy. Man initially detained in Charlie Kirk case has been charged. 3 police officers were killed and 2 injured in southern Pennsylvania. The woman whose review of her local Olive Garden went viral has died. Report an error