There's a faction of DU that seems to delight in pointing and laughing at those of us who believed. . .

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19. And the cheerleaders' faith was/is based on nothing but sycophancy. Less than worthless.

But they imagine that it gives them standing to mock others, when by all available evidence they have no greater wisdom or insight.

And, for the record, I've seen vanishingly few posts attacking the Biden administration as a whole for Garland's failure, no matter how you want to rationalize that failure.

What's even more curious is that the cheerleaders have been remarkably silent when prominent figures with access to inside information echo the doubts expressed here. That is, when a DUer voiced disappointment in Garland, the cheerleaders pounced. But when Biden, for instance, revealed that same disappointment for the same reason, not a peep from the cheerleaders. It's almost as if their whole purpose is to mock DUers rather than addressing the actual issue.

By the way, that "own worst enemy" shtick is gaslighting bullshit, and it's adorably naive that you imagine it to be anything else.

And as for my gut? My criticism is based on the result of a four year slog, and that result is a big stinking zero. If you have evidence to the contrary, please present it. But a bunch of anonymous cultists receiving generally minor sentences for which they'll soon be pardoned anyway? Zero.


When the country is in flames, metaphorical or otherwise, the excuses for Garland's failure will offer little consolation.

But I'm sure that they'll keep the cheerleaders feeling righteous about themselves.