https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2011/11/18/tracey-schmalers-and-eric-holders-trip-to-the-tropics/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:51:42 -0400<![CDATA[The winds in D.C. are blowing cold Canadian air hard from the northwest. The icy blasts from Capitol Hill, particularly from House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, are whipping down Pennsylvania Avenue and threatening Eric Holder&#8217;s tenure as attorney general.  So there&#8217;s no better time for Eric Holder to jet off to the Caribbean for some much needed sunshine.  Holder is spending five days in the Dominican Republic, Barbados, and Trinidad.  I have learned from sources with direct knowledge of Tracy Schmaler&#8217;s goings-on that the spin-mistress of the Justice Department Office of Public Affairs is accompanying Holder on this tropical jaunt.]]>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:29:46 -0500<![CDATA[J. Christian Adams]]>https://pjmedia.com/j-christian-adams/2011/11/18/tracey-schmalers-and-eric-holders-trip-to-the-tropics-n120715