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Le Taz Hot

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17. Why not?

Reply to jwirr (Reply #15)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 10:53 AM

Sep 2014

Holder is his nominee and AGs carry out the president's agenda. Instead of taking up this defeatist attitude in response to Republican obstructionist policies, which will ensure the status quo remains, why not just once, just one time, at least try to raise the bar? Obama just doesn't seem to have the desire and/or stomach for a fight which means the 99% effectively have NO representation. 2016 is coming up and we need to do WAY better.

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Attorney General Holder to resign [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 OP

I am so saddened to hear this. I really admired him. 3rdwaydem Sep 2014 #1

I'd rejoice Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #2

^^^This^^^ 99Forever Sep 2014 #9

What other kind of appointee can he get through the nomination process? jwirr Sep 2014 #12

The status quo has brought us to the point that nominees must be Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #14

I agree entirely. I just do not blame Obama. jwirr Sep 2014 #15

Why not? Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #17

I was not talking about Holder I was talking about the obstruction of nominees that happens all the jwirr Sep 2014 #19

And I'm old enough to remember when Democratic LEADERS Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #21

Born in 1941. Remember - back then we did not have to have 60 votes to even get a bill on the jwirr Sep 2014 #22

Well put GummyBearz Sep 2014 #18

Surprising. I wonder why. cali Sep 2014 #3

And gun nuts across the country have a massive collective orgasm. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #4

NPR's piece broke first, and I suspect it will prove to be as good as everything following it Brother Buzz Sep 2014 #5

I suspect it's reality - 3 high school/college aged kids & only 2 years TBF Sep 2014 #6

that's not the reason. cali Sep 2014 #10

Wow - had no idea he was that well off. TBF Sep 2014 #13

Interesting. Terra Alta Sep 2014 #7

I think he wanted to leave at the end of the first term frazzled Sep 2014 #8

Well, he's earned it after prosecuting all those crooked bankers and war criminals tularetom Sep 2014 #11

Best wishes from a friend of Don Siegelman! Octafish Sep 2014 #16

Good riddance (nt) bigwillq Sep 2014 #20

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