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55. "Compromise with it must have been like bathing in excrement."

Reply to jaxexpat (Reply #44)

Thu Feb 29, 2024, 11:37 AM

Feb 2024

Nicely put.

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Adam Schiff Asks, Would Garland Have Indicted Trump [View all] gab13by13 Feb 2024 OP

Garland has been a mistake PJMcK Feb 2024 #1

Obama should never have offered him for a SCOTUS appointment in 2016 PTL_Mancuso Feb 2024 #21

Yes, Obama's nomination lent Garland credibility he didn't deserve. CrispyQ Feb 2024 #36

I remember misgivings about him as a choice for SCOTUS, but he was thought of as a "moderate" msfiddlestix Feb 2024 #62

not healing our fractured nation. markodochartaigh Feb 2024 #50

It was obvious. dalton99a Feb 2024 #2

You know what this means, right? gab13by13 Feb 2024 #3

Which means our institutions really do not work. Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2024 #4

Yes, there was a lengthy discussion about that led by Nicolle Wallace gab13by13 Feb 2024 #6

I think our founding fathers did think about raw evil trying to take control of the US. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #10

Yeah, we just didn't use the checks and balances, and allowed them to become corrupted Ohioboy Feb 2024 #16

We didn't realize most of it is just the honor system. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #19

The Founders never intended for us to be at this point Ohioboy Feb 2024 #28

Benjamin Franklin did. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #35

You have the complete summary of the unthinkable nightmare in a nutshell. Well said, Well Done! msfiddlestix Feb 2024 #61

Well those checks and balances only really work if we all get the real news, not some slanted horserace PatrickforB Feb 2024 #23

Democracy depends upon an educated, informed, active citizenry. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #37

Hamilton described the sick fuck to a tee and did everything he could think of to thwart him. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #29

Corporations are people. Money equals speech. CrispyQ Feb 2024 #49

Women understand patriarchal treachery all too well. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #52

The founders knew but were hogtied by the MAGA spirit of their era. jaxexpat Feb 2024 #44

"Compromise with it must have been like bathing in excrement." harumph Feb 2024 #55

This BlueKota Feb 2024 #9

We at least have the Alvin Bragg trial gab13by13 Feb 2024 #11

I hope he gets convicted. BlueKota Feb 2024 #26

There is still too much "It can't happen here." -nt CrispyQ Feb 2024 #54

Definitely BlueKota Feb 2024 #56

It means the Supreme Court isn"t working.. whathehell Feb 2024 #32

Amen to this! ShazzieB Feb 2024 #42

Good point BlueKota Feb 2024 #57

Thank you, and whathehell Feb 2024 #58

You're right, thanks Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2024 #60

Sure.. whathehell Feb 2024 #64

Our electoral process has become an industry in itself. CrispyQ Feb 2024 #39

Reform is impossible until the Republicans are history. jaxexpat Feb 2024 #48

It's apparent claudette Feb 2024 #5

I have been criticized many times gab13by13 Feb 2024 #7

It's certainly claudette Feb 2024 #20

I'll bet forces are at work to somehow stymie Bragg PTL_Mancuso Feb 2024 #24

Can't Let This Slide ProfessorGAC Feb 2024 #33

Trump is no genius. SergeStorms Feb 2024 #47

It is obvious Garland had to be shamed into doing the right thing. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #8

Garland is the wrong person in the wrong position at the wrong time. Paladin Feb 2024 #12

Yes he helped destroy our democracy. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #14

I'd like to associate myself with your comment. This is my thought as well. onecaliberal Feb 2024 #45

The evidence points to deliberate. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #51

Hear, hear. onecaliberal Feb 2024 #53

It was only obvious gab13by13 Feb 2024 #13

Same here. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #15

Cowardly Appeasement got us here. Cowardly appeasement will take us all straight to HELL. PTL_Mancuso Feb 2024 #25

Precisely BlueKota Feb 2024 #30

So did I. hamsterjill Feb 2024 #34

I have several hide receipts and received so much hate for the comments I made about Garland sitting on his finger while onecaliberal Feb 2024 #43

Yes,it should have been Yates, but we know the senate maggots would have blocked the confimration And Schumer didn't msfiddlestix Feb 2024 #63

No he would not have done anything. I doubt half the maggat insurrectionists would have even been charged. Autumn Feb 2024 #17

Don't forget Snoopy 7 Feb 2024 #18

I think he is a registered Independent gab13by13 Feb 2024 #22

It's what garland does and does NOT do. It is NOT what he says he is. PTL_Mancuso Feb 2024 #27

IINO? Doc Sportello Feb 2024 #38

Clearly. onecaliberal Feb 2024 #41

I believe Schiff is right. Martin68 Feb 2024 #31

He is 1000% on the money. onecaliberal Feb 2024 #40

Jack Smith bmichaelh Feb 2024 #46

Adam, an answer to your question, Hell No, way to political for the AG. republianmushroom Feb 2024 #59

of course not Skittles Mar 2024 #65