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37. Thank God for small favors in an expression

Thu Jul 21, 2022, 09:08 AM

Jul 2022

Used sarcastically, it indicates that the result being celebrated (in this case, in the OP) is actually very minor and inconsequential.

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Boom! Yesterday Garland did what I was waiting for. [View all] fightforfreedom Jul 2022 OP

I do hope this stops the Garland bashing. He's an American patriot. Joinfortmill Jul 2022 #1

It won't until the coup plotters are actually in handcuffs. ecstatic Jul 2022 #2

Is it "bashing" to question our employees' actions? Must they be pressured to speak with us? Magoo48 Jul 2022 #30

Indeed Chainfire Jul 2022 #43

Maybe the DOJ has stayed quiet so that the perps would implicate themselves more AdamGG Jul 2022 #90

This. calimary Jul 2022 #93

I wouldn't say Abigail_Adams Jul 2022 #84

I doubt that the bashing will stop. wnylib Jul 2022 #33

Yes, lets all think and say happy thoughts. Chainfire Jul 2022 #45

Or, how about we all take a rational view wnylib Jul 2022 #49

lol! nt ecstatic Jul 2022 #80

Yes, that approach has yielded such great results quakerboy Jul 2022 #95

Please explain your assertion that people "have a lot invested in hopelessness." Stinky The Clown Jul 2022 #53

Look at the profiles and journals of people wnylib Jul 2022 #57

I appreciate your explanation but . . . . . . Stinky The Clown Jul 2022 #58

Schiff has made a few comments. wnylib Jul 2022 #61

My point is . . . . . Stinky The Clown Jul 2022 #65

you are confusing frustration with protracted legal processes with "hopelessness." No offense. Evolve Dammit Jul 2022 #85

That is so true and no use even trying to provide facts that actually show Bev54 Jul 2022 #86

If any of us had done, in broad daylight, what these people have done deelee Jul 2022 #46

So you know what evidence and proof that will support beyond a reasonable doubt Bev54 Jul 2022 #87

I hate to burst your bubble. EndlessWire Jul 2022 #75

"The memo he put out" soldierant Jul 2022 #79

After that, Trump must be shitting his pants, more than he already does. 3Hotdogs Jul 2022 #3

They're Also Ordering Ketchup In Bulk smb Jul 2022 #25

It is exactly why the Attorney General of New York State has not indicted Trump yet. Stuart G Jul 2022 #4

Actually... Wuddles440 Jul 2022 #16

Letitia James has been ready to indict Trump for months, gab13by13 Jul 2022 #17

The next GQP president will pardon him on Inauguration day LastDemocratInSC Jul 2022 #5

If a Republican wins in 2024 gab13by13 Jul 2022 #7

Except on state charges a president cannot nor can a republican governor of Georgia Bev54 Jul 2022 #88

I only have a couple of questions. gab13by13 Jul 2022 #6

You are still bringing up the same things that are not true or relevant. fightforfreedom Jul 2022 #8

Everything posted... Wuddles440 Jul 2022 #14

+1, This is ***EXACTLY*** what people here are doing even narrowing the years to only 2020 uponit7771 Jul 2022 #63

What is not true in that statement? BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #71

See my #33. wnylib Jul 2022 #35

edit your post for years Captain Zero Jul 2022 #36

Why do you keep misrepresenting the facts regarding the Meuller obstruction charges & SOL? Fiendish Thingy Jul 2022 #40

2004? 2005? You're behind the times, I think. MineralMan Jul 2022 #42

+1, people who are objectively skeptical about Garland or DOJ have well founded reasons to be so uponit7771 Jul 2022 #62

You seem to be confused as to what year it currently is. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2022 #68

You might want to change your years, living in the past. Bev54 Jul 2022 #89

Garland repeated the things he said in January. Woohoo. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #9

Seriously. Thank God for small favors! greenjar_01 Jul 2022 #12

Favors? These guys work for us. It's ok ask them what they're doing, and ask them often. Magoo48 Jul 2022 #34

Thank God for small favors in an expression greenjar_01 Jul 2022 #37

Thanks, my misunderstanding Magoo48 Jul 2022 #51

He had too, some people did not listen. They are still not listening. fightforfreedom Jul 2022 #13

Not falling for posters' shit-stirring and not listening are two different things. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #15

This. nt BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #20

The so called shit stirrers are the people who have been saying garland is doing nothing. fightforfreedom Jul 2022 #22

10 OPs a day saying the outcome is certain are shit-stirring. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #23

That's your opinion. fightforfreedom Jul 2022 #26

Being optimistic is great. Demanding that others agree with us is not. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #28

Demanding? fightforfreedom Jul 2022 #31

. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #32

Really, it's day after day with this. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #41

What happens if the congress and senate are both in Republican hands next January? jaxexpat Jul 2022 #10

I understand that Congress in Karma13612 Jul 2022 #54

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow... greenjar_01 Jul 2022 #11

Merrick Garland said that no one is above the law, gab13by13 Jul 2022 #18

The quantity of inaction around the Robert Mueller fiasco shows many people above the law. Magoo48 Jul 2022 #52

What I noticed about his comments? Novara Jul 2022 #19

DOJ doesn't leak, that's a fact, gab13by13 Jul 2022 #21

Except when Comey held press conferences about the FBI investigation of Her emails. Marcuse Jul 2022 #48

Most employers like to being kept in the loop. We are his employers; he must speak to us regularly. Magoo48 Jul 2022 #55

No, he doesn't have to Novara Jul 2022 #70

Are we allowed to ask Uvalde officials what went wrong and demand action/justice? ecstatic Jul 2022 #81

Completely different issue Novara Jul 2022 #82

It's too big for the DOJ to ignore. Emile Jul 2022 #24

I did read that nailing TFG disndat Jul 2022 #27

I've been saying that for months. Nobody agrees. Must be true!!! usonian Jul 2022 #44

Told ya DownriverDem Jul 2022 #29

That is true. fightforfreedom Jul 2022 #38

My 2 cents StrkSrviver Jul 2022 #39

Ha !! Pluvious Jul 2022 #60

I remember an old commericial Chainfire Jul 2022 #47

And, "Where's the beef". Magoo48 Jul 2022 #56

That was nice. Snackshack Jul 2022 #50

To be honest, I was about out of patience. kentuck Jul 2022 #59

I felt reassured from his comments yesterday. Sogo Jul 2022 #64

Justice is what matters, & that means doing it right. CaptainTruth Jul 2022 #66

Please let them be imprisoned for the Sedition, subversion, and attack on our country. Bluethroughu Jul 2022 #67

I will believe it when actual indictments happen. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2022 #69

Here's the thing with Garland Baggies Jul 2022 #72

If trump was Turbineguy Jul 2022 #73

Garland is operating within the Investigation's Framework MarcA Jul 2022 #74

Adding USA Today link. ificandream Jul 2022 #76

Garland Got Game is our last hope? czarjak Jul 2022 #77

so he he is starting to understand.... Skittles Jul 2022 #78

I'll believe it when....... flying-skeleton Jul 2022 #83

TY hpd! Cha Jul 2022 #91

While it's not public, I'm almost certain Trump has pardoned himself. Calista241 Jul 2022 #92

I heard he pardoned every criminal in the country for all time. fightforfreedom Jul 2022 #96

Check out this Lawfare piece Postal Grunt Jul 2022 #94

+1 Kaleva Jul 2022 #97