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Takket

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34. very interesting timing....

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 02:09 PM

Nov 2014

African American woman gets the nomination right after McConnell gets the keys to the senate. ball is in the republican's court now. My prediction is she will be approved with little opposition. The right's strategy was to block any and everything (whether they agreed with it or not) to make Obama look weak and now that they have control of the Senate it is in their own best interest to accept Lynch with open arms to make themselves look interested in moving the business of the nation forward.

We'll see how they play this.

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CNN: Obama Taps Loretta Lynch As New Attorney General [View all] Ykcutnek Nov 2014 OP

And racist freeper heads will explode at the prospect of another African American attorney general. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #1

Wait 'til you read the opposition from the 'Left.' nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #4

There's no good reason for anyone on the left to oppose her. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #5

Well, expect the "corpratist" label. Even though she actually prosecuted the banks. nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #7

all I ask is someone who will go after the banks, please! rurallib Nov 2014 #37

Wow RobertEarl Nov 2014 #38

No--not the Left. The 'Left.' Look..after the last blowup you and I had, weren't you msanthrope Nov 2014 #46

Ignore? You got blownup? I remember that. BOOM! RobertEarl Nov 2014 #49

Look--I get that the Mercury thread was humiliating, but following me around and msanthrope Nov 2014 #50

Help? RobertEarl Nov 2014 #51

Robert, after that mercury thread, your claims of wanting to 'help' me are msanthrope Nov 2014 #55

Now, I will just ignore you. Until later. Bye! BOOM! RobertEarl Nov 2014 #57

Well, see!!! That's all I asked for!!! nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #58

"Good reason" is rarely a prerequisite for certain contingents on the left. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #10

Check out downthread....nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #18

You two called it. Right on schedule. nt Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #20

Yes <sarc> RobertEarl Nov 2014 #60

Yes, because a site named after Limbaugh would be overjoyed about Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #63

Sometimes I get tired of being right. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #25

You mean like GG and Snowden? zeemike Nov 2014 #41

What do Greenwald and Snowden have to do with this? Speaking of "cults"... True Blue Door Nov 2014 #54

Actually nothing at all. zeemike Nov 2014 #71

On first read, I thought he appointed Loretta Lynn Yavin4 Nov 2014 #2

Not if she's just gonna let the Joleens of this world roll right over her. Schema Thing Nov 2014 #6

hee hee. I thought it was Polly Parton's Jolene. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #43

aw dang it. did I confuse them? Schema Thing Nov 2014 #69

doesn't matter. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #72

w/o comment Schema Thing Nov 2014 #8

Nice one. Basic LA Nov 2014 #9

That's what I thought too. TwilightGardener Nov 2014 #11

I read the same thing. /nt Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 #14

New Atty General Cautions: "Don't Come Home A'drinkin' (With Lovin' KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #21

That would be Jack White. Some great tracks, Loretta at her best in years..... Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #59

Weird. Don't know why I wrote "Black" Yavin4 Nov 2014 #67

I'm not sure that's a terrible idea. If the AG is just going to let banksters dine on the voters, jtuck004 Nov 2014 #62

Cool! And the Senate will either confirm her or Eric Holder will stay on the job. Cha Nov 2014 #3

Oh, yeah!! i am liking this move by the President. nt kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #61

It doesn't matter who's picked...what matters are the values of the person making the selection. NOVA_Dem Nov 2014 #12

So if the Conservative Senate likes her, is that a good thing? or bad? nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #13

Did he get McConnell's permission before floating this nomination or is it part of a back room deal corkhead Nov 2014 #15

R#8 & K, and SLAP!1 goes the glove on the Repuke Senate's cheek!1 n/t UTUSN Nov 2014 #16

Good experience with police brutality, but she's part of the Bank Appeaser Crew alcibiades_mystery Nov 2014 #17

Because she took a multi-billion dollar settlement rather than a fruitless quest for jail terms? Recursion Nov 2014 #19

Anything short of the guillotine disqualifies her for some, I guess. nt Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #23

trial by fire with those hot rocks in the bankers palms LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #44

You make someboldy admit something in court if you are a real prosecutor alcibiades_mystery Nov 2014 #26

Prosecutors take nolo pleas without allocutions all the time (nt) Recursion Nov 2014 #28

Nolo pleas include detailed accountings of the acts alcibiades_mystery Nov 2014 #29

No, a nolo plea is not a confession Recursion Nov 2014 #30

Allowing Citigroup to make a "statement of facts" without admitting wrongdoing alcibiades_mystery Nov 2014 #31

I agree that the complaint, as opposed to the settlement, should have been made msanthrope Nov 2014 #32

Multi-billion dollar settlements is appeasing? How would you have proceeded? nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #22

See #26 alcibiades_mystery Nov 2014 #27

Is there a circuit where the big bankers do get prosecuted? nt geek tragedy Nov 2014 #33

Probably not alcibiades_mystery Nov 2014 #40

I suspect those orders originate from DC. nt geek tragedy Nov 2014 #45

Yeesh...I first read Loretta Lynn.... joeybee12 Nov 2014 #24

very interesting timing.... Takket Nov 2014 #34

Will the pukes confirm her? madokie Nov 2014 #35

I'm thinking they'll Sherrod her KamaAina Nov 2014 #42

when i first saw this i thought it said loretta lynn belzabubba333 Nov 2014 #36

I thought it was David Lynch's sister. who also sings LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #47

Listen! Do you hear it? It is the sound of the mainstream media looking for mfcorey1 Nov 2014 #39

If our present congress does not confirm her the next one will never do it. Just my prediction. jwirr Nov 2014 #48

Good. Get her in and get Holder in front of a special prosecutor. Autumn Nov 2014 #52

She sounds strong on civil rights, but weak on Wall Street accountability Jack Rabbit Nov 2014 #53

I can see the arguments already Dopers_Greed Nov 2014 #56

Apparently, Rush Limbaugh will love this pick. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #65

Go get 'em, Loretta! nt Zorra Nov 2014 #64

Freepers want to "lynch" Obama, Qutzupalotl Nov 2014 #66

So Old Nick Nov 2014 #68

I wonder if this will chew up the entire lame duck session. Moondog Nov 2014 #70