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22. Merrick Garland

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 02:18 PM

Dec 2

spineless to the core. Where the eff is he???

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Biden cleaning up Garlands mess. [View all] boston bean Dec 2 OP

Well said. (nt) Paladin Dec 2 #1

Actual facts - well done. dchill Dec 2 #2

Agreed. The Unmitigated Gall Dec 2 #3

3...2...1 till we're treated to the oft debunked wall o' text from marcy emptywords. Scrivener7 Dec 2 #4

Emptywords along with a ton of naive apologists here Mr.WeRP Dec 2 #10

To be fair, I think there are only a handful left. Scrivener7 Dec 2 #14

Okay. For the record, I WAS WRONG. I supported Garland because I thought Biden did. ancianita Dec 2 #31

Garland's failure to prosecute, convict and jail insurrectionist, traitor trump is his greatist fuck up. brush Dec 2 #35

I was wrong, too. ShazzieB Dec 2 #36

I hear you and agree. ancianita Dec 2 #43

Same here PatSeg Dec 3 #70

I don't want to be ungracious so I will simply say I'm glad we agree at long last. Scrivener7 Dec 2 #37

Thank you. ancianita Dec 2 #44

It would be good if you would stop repeating Scrivener7 Dec 2 #46

Fine. ancianita Dec 2 #49

I'm out. You're still justifying and pounding the same stupid arguments. Scrivener7 Dec 2 #54

Understood. Thanks. ancianita Dec 2 #57

We all thought as a potential SCOTUS pick, he would do a good pick, but alas it was an awful selection to combat crime Evolve Dammit Dec 2 #39

So true. And yet this is the hindsight we gain, so ancianita Dec 2 #45

All true, I just saw no desire to administer the rule of law in a timely manner. This went beyond DOJ's slow pace. Evolve Dammit Dec 2 #50

For them it did. The rapist is back to loot the treasury. Garlands best friend also owns the clown court. onecaliberal Dec 2 #33

Lemme guess on BFF. John Roberts? Evolve Dammit Dec 2 #40

Roberts is owned too. I know you know that. onecaliberal Dec 2 #58

So who's his "bestie"? Evolve Dammit Dec 2 #59

Crow and the gang. onecaliberal Dec 2 #60

Here it is! Servants of a mobster onecaliberal Dec 2 #61

The billionaires running our country. Yeah, that figures. I don't need to read. But thanks! Evolve Dammit Dec 2 #63

Gorelick or Chertoff? kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2 #48

Gorelick, is also owned by the same guy. He owns all 6 of the clowns. onecaliberal Dec 2 #56

No, i actually don't know. ShazzieB Dec 2 #64

He has defenders big time XanaDUer2 Dec 2 #5

Post removed Post removed Dec 2 #6

This matter is bad decisions all the way down. If someone objects to the last RockRaven Dec 2 #7

I think the "un-political" pose was just that, a pose... Think. Again. Dec 2 #8

You mean the crocodile tears when telling his family history didn't convince you tavernier Dec 2 #12

Dedicated to Liberty and Justice for all, just like Alito, Thomas, Roberts, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Barrett are? hadEnuf Dec 2 #25

Just like cavanuagh?, no. Think. Again. Dec 2 #34

I thought he was a republican... slightlv Dec 2 #66

Either Garland was too dumb and naive to think Trump wouldn't pardon the J6ers Mr.WeRP Dec 2 #9

"Should neve have picked Garland" Mike 03 Dec 2 #11

I really need to read that book! ShazzieB Dec 2 #47

Yep! ancianita Dec 2 #53

I remember seeing that post at the time. ShazzieB Dec 2 #65

Yup republianmushroom Dec 2 #13

Well, somebody has to. calimary Dec 2 #15

Merrick Garland was definitely Biden's worst choice - he enabled tsf to take power again. lark Dec 2 #16

Don't worry, Trump will throw his ass in jail. Ligyron Dec 2 #17

The irony is, despite all that, Trump's DOJ will still go after Garland. SunSeeker Dec 2 #18

He was a terrible AG Dem4life1234 Dec 2 #19

The Neville Chamberlain of Attorneys General NBachers Dec 2 #20

I was thinking the exact same thing Evolve Dammit Dec 2 #41

MG: Biden's worst decision. Why did Biden keep him on as AG? Clouds Passing Dec 2 #21

Merrick Garland bdamomma Dec 2 #22

I don't blame Biden for appointing him, after all, many of us had high expectations Polybius Dec 2 #23

Garland should have been bounced. It was clear early on what kind of shit he was trying to let happen. hadEnuf Dec 2 #29

Sounds like a lot of people knew Garland and his connections. kerry-is-my-prez Thursday #73

Yep Garland was the biggest disappointment in the administration townie Dec 2 #24

Count me in the "My level of dislike for this man has no bounds." camp Stinky The Clown Dec 2 #26

Garland's failure to move quickly, prudently and effectively following the Congressional investigation into January 6th lees1975 Dec 2 #27

Would love to hear his response to how Trump ran circles around him. ificandream Dec 2 #28

I'm with you Bird Lady Dec 2 #30

We'll learn any day that Garland had control of the whole situation all along His doj doesn't leak. Autumn Dec 2 #32

I'm on the edge of my seat to find out how Garland will manage to stop the release of Smith's report. Scrivener7 Dec 2 #38

The sitting on the 1/6 and stolen docs cases for two years was a hint?? Should have been fired then Maybe we would have Evolve Dammit Dec 2 #42

Get this - his first task was to work on the Oklahoma City bombings. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2 #51

And the Garland lovers were constantly throwing that in our face: "He prosecuted McVey!2!! Scrivener7 Dec 2 #55

Two people they arrested and there were terrorist groups involved. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2 #67

I never knew this. Thank you. Another complete failure by Garland, then. Scrivener7 Dec 3 #69

K&R spanone Dec 2 #52

No one can clean up Garland's mess. He and he alone is resp. for perhaps overanalyzing things, getting bogged SWBTATTReg Dec 2 #62

Clean, fairly, and succinctly stated. Well written and accurately on point. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2 #68

THIS Ruby the Liberal Dec 3 #71

maybe it's better he did not get on the SC 4catsmom Dec 3 #72