Biden will be the nominee, and that has me relieved, but I do have one big regret

[Goodheart]

about not having Warren as President:

I have no doubt she would have prosecuted that orange traitor pervert. I don't think Biden will.

[secondwind]

1. Don't underestimate Joe Biden.

[PubliusEnigma]

4. Trump went after Joe's kid. What goes around comes around.

[Ohiogal]

2. I am voting Blue no matter Who

But I share your concern.

[dhol82]

3. Exactly!

He will follow the Obama model and go for kumbaya.

[Cha]

6. you don't know that.

[dhol82]

13. No, I don't know that for sure.

Just remember being so disappointed with how Obama handled the war criminals in the previous administration.

[walkingman]

5. I hope we see Biden commit to dealing with Climate Change instead of just more establishment talk.

That has not served us well for the last 40 years. The GOP will not compromise and that is clear - time for action not rhetoric.

[True Blue American]

9. Joe has a great relationship

With Republican Senators. It would not surprise me if they were glad and will cross the aisle to vote in November. I am sure many are relieved.

And, the Stock Market rebounded almost 600 points on the news of the Biden win!

[walkingman]

17. I think your naive. The GOP only crosses the aisle when it is in their favor. My definition of

compromise is when each side gets something. In the past that usually meant the Dems getting nothing and declaring victory. As far as the stock market I wouldn't get to excited. I suspect it has more to do with the politicized FED's actions rather than primary results. Call me cynical but I've heard this song and dance for the last 45 years.

[True Blue American]

21. Call me naive

If you wish but that is the way things happen in Congress. You give a little you get a little. That is called negotiation.

Bill Clinton balance the budget, started paying off the debt by negotiating with Newt Gingrich while they were trying to impeach him.

Only a fool thinks, My Way or the Highway in Government.

[turbinetree]

7. Exactly..................

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Presidents don't, and shouldn't, prosecute.

The DoJ is supposed to be independent. Presidents shouldn't ever decide who will and who won't be prosecuted - this is what we have been complaining about so loudly wrt Trump and Barr. Presidents shouldn't run on a platform of promising to prosecute their predecessors no matter how much they might deserve it. If the DoJ has reason to believe crimes have been committed there will be investigations and, if appropriate, prosecutions. This should be done without input or comment or from the president or any other behavior that would give rise to accusations of politically-motivated prosecution; the Attorney General should manage that process independently from the president. I have no doubt that there will be investigations and grand juries but the president absolutely has to stay out of it.

[Goodheart]

10. Unfortunately, I believe Biden would call off the DOJ

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. You don't know that, and I doubt it would happen anyhow.

That would be interfering with the work of the DoJ and would be just as bad as insisting that they prosecute someone. I don't think he rolls that way.

[LanternWaste]

37. What specifically leads you to believe that?

[rzemanfl]

11. Very well said. Also, so very, very,

normal. We need some of that!

[squirecam]

15. Exactly

Nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

16. Exactly right. The DOJ should never be used as a weapon by any POTUS. n/t

[ProudMNDemocrat]

19. The crimes Trump has committed against the USA

And the Constitution, a DOJ under a Democrat, should prosecute Trump. Tit for tat.

Donald Trump caused a lot of pain to Joe Biden. Many in the House and Senate as well. Mitch McConnell should not sleep easy from now until January 2021. With now that a fire has been lit in the bellies of those running for Congress, State races, the Government will be back again serving the people, not pledging loyalty to just one man.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

20. I hope the House continues its investigations.

I hope the new AG appoints an independent counsel to investigate Trump and his family and his administration. I hope there are appropriate prosecutions. But the president has to stay out of it.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

23. EXACTLY....

Which is why I see Kamala Harris as AG. Her grilling of Kavanaugh and Barr showed she is no pushover. They should fear her for her knowledge of the law.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. Klobuchar would be good, too.

I live for the day when Bill Barr is kicked out of his office.

[thesquanderer]

28. Obama did make clear he felt we should look forward and not back, though, and

did not endorse the idea of seeking prosecutions despite the fact that he acknowledged that (as he put it) "we tortured some folks."

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. His DoJ could have prosecuted anyhow.

I think that going after members of the Bush administration, as bad as they were, would have been trickier because a lot of what they did had the support of Congress. Proving their crimes would have been more difficult than proving Trump's crimes, since Trump does most of them in public, and at the time Obama took office he was dealing with a major financial crisis that he probably felt needed all hands on deck. I would have loved to have seen Dick Cheney in an orange jumpsuit, but I get why Obama decided to focus on other things. He was an honest guy who wouldn't have pressured his DoJ one way or the other.

[squirecam]

14. No, Biden SHOULDN'T prosecute Trump. That would be political retaliation.

Biden should appoint Harris as AG. And let her make the decision without any direction or interference at all.

[True Blue American]

22. Great point!

[awesomerwb1]

26. She'll be the VP though ;)

Biden should appoint Schiff as AG.

[squirecam]

32. I like Schiff where he is.

Or as Speaker when Nancy retires.

Harris would be better at AG. She’d be more relentless at Trump officials.

Amy is better as VP. She helps Biden in the Midwest. We don’t need help in CA.

[awesomerwb1]

33. Kamala is a woman

of color. Exactly what the base needs.

You think Schiff after everything he's seen as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee won't go after trump's officials? After all the insults? Don't think there's an advantage with Harris there.

Klobuchar doesn't excite black voters. Ask SC.

[squirecam]

34. Biden excites AA voters.

Amy brought him the white women voters we need in the Midwest.

We won 2018 with moderate white women. That’s who Amy appeals to.

She is the best choice.

[awesomerwb1]

35. I can tell who was your first choice lol

We agree to disagree.

[squirecam]

36. I've never hid it.

nt

[mcar]

18. He'll appoint a great Attorney General

an independent person who will investigate what needs to be investigated. He won't seek to tell that AG what to do.

[dubyadiprecession]

25. I have no regrets.

I can’t wait for Fox’s match up poll showing “Traitor Trump” trailing Joe.

I hope it doesn’t hurt the traitors fucking feelings.

[rainin]

27. I hope Biden learned from the early Obama years

not to assume the other side will act in good faith

[thesquanderer]

29. I'd like to see a debate question about this next time. (n/t)

[Blue_true]

31. I too am disappointed that Warren is not in a position to become our nominee. nt