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Moondog

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70. I wonder if this will chew up the entire lame duck session.

Reply to Ykcutnek (Original post)

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 04:23 PM

Nov 2014

Or if it gets put on the back burner in favor of other issues.

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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