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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
3. Probably not; Olson still has a reputation to protect. Bush v. Gore was bad enough;
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 08:42 PM
Nov 2020

I don't think he wants Trump's shit on the bottom of his shoes.

BainsBane

(53,031 posts)
5. No, he won't.
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 08:48 PM
Nov 2020

They are scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of lawyers. They'd never get Olson.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
8. He was one of the people I said at the beginning 'the fact they haven't attracted a guy like Olson
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 09:07 PM
Nov 2020

is a good sign this isn't going anywhere'.

Assuming he would only take a very solid case.

However, republicans in general keep backtracking on shit that they JUST said the day before this past 5 days.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
7. He seems to have changed a lot starting a few years after his wife died.
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 08:54 PM
Nov 2020

He helped argue and win a big progressive case, and I seem to remember him being involved with a second one.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)
6. I read this three times...
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 08:51 PM
Nov 2020

and while it was a nice statement, it should have been "The election is over. We DO have a new president." I know I am nitpicking, but I'm over this wishywashy shit.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
9. Exactly ... that and the constant 'no sign of WIDESPREAD fraud' ...
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 09:08 PM
Nov 2020

No, people, there's NO SIGN OF ANY FRAUD.

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