INDEED! (Reply #25) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Merrick Garland Among Biden Candidates For Attorney General, Sources Say [View all]

Fri Nov 20, 2020, 01:59 PM

calimary (61,215 posts)

25. INDEED!

A nice little "up yours!" to Ol' Moscow.

And Biden can bypass Mitch completely by designating Merrick Garland ACTING AG. Nothing Ol' Moscow can do to get in the way of that.

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51 replies	Author	Time	Post
Merrick Garland Among Biden Candidates For Attorney General, Sources Say [View all]	sabra	Nov 20	OP
Like that idea a lot.	TDale313	Nov 20	#1
That would be poetic justice ..	CatMor	Nov 20	#2
INDEED!	calimary	Nov 20	#25
That's good, I didn't know that.	CatMor	Nov 20	#29
not sure I would want to pull a judge off the Federal judiciary	TheRealNorth	Nov 20	#3
+1	sandensea	Nov 20	#13
If I was on the federal appellate bench, I would be slow to leave to take a temporary job in DoJ.	TomSlick	Nov 20	#21
Judge Garland is 68	HermitageHermit	Nov 20	#34
68 years old. Probably six or so more years of active service.	TomSlick	Nov 22	#45
If he's not willing to make that sacrifice then he's NOT the right man for the job.	jaxexpat	Nov 20	#35
I'll buy that.	TomSlick	Nov 22	#46
Yeah, it really bugs me that government has degenerated to catering for prima donnas.	jaxexpat	Nov 23	#49
I was hoping Biden was going to put him.in somewhere.	Doreen	Nov 20	#4
Why give up lifetime tenure	cloudbase	Nov 20	#5
He is 68. How much longer does he want to work anyway?	marylandblue	Nov 20	#6
20 years	Polybius	Nov 20	#15
So he can spend the next 8 years	Miguelito Loveless	Nov 20	#9
I thought of the same question. Wonder what Garland is thinking.	Raven123	Nov 20	#10
Interesting choice	Bayard	Nov 20	#7
That's my concern. He's too conservative to go after the trump administration crimes.	BComplex	Nov 20	#8
Bingo. Put Preet B, or Sally Y, or Adam Schiff. Need a sledgehammer to ensure all the corruption	onetexan	Nov 22	#43
I agree.	smirkymonkey	Nov 22	#44
Too hard to do	Polybius	Nov 20	#14
Not my choice, but I wasn't asked and	Sherman A1	Nov 20	#11
No.	Lonestarblue	Nov 20	#12
Well said.	OneBro	Nov 20	#31
With someone like Garland, I think it will be an indication from Biden we are all just moving on. 4	LizBeth	Nov 20	#16
I think we need a former prosecutor, not a former judge	bucolic_frolic	Nov 20	#17
I feel like this man deserves something.	BlueStater	Nov 20	#18
His record on labor is not so hot	Omaha Steve	Nov 20	#19
Amen...	bluecollar2	Nov 23	#50
Yes. It will be so good to have an honest person as AG with such a high level of competence.	NoRoadUntravelled	Nov 20	#20
only if he can idict Mitch McConnell - on several charges.	SleeplessinSoCal	Nov 20	#22
The Biden team knows what they're doing	IronLionZion	Nov 20	#23
This makes me happy dance	pandr32	Nov 20	#24
if Biden is trolling Mitch I love it!	TomDaisy	Nov 20	#26
Not a good choice	List left	Nov 20	#27
Not a fan of this idea.	mikelgb	Nov 20	#28
I hope he is a bulldog. We need a bulldog	kacekwl	Nov 20	#30
I ain't angry, but . . . sigh.	OneBro	Nov 20	#32
Sadly, even if we had a SCOTUS vacancy and a Democratic Senate...	regnaD kciN	Nov 20	#42
Bwa ha ha.	LisaM	Nov 20	#33
No, Doug Jones is much better.	radius777	Nov 20	#36
This	ouija	Nov 20	#37
I'm sorry, Garland may be a good man - But I want a total Bastard for the DOJ.	Dan	Nov 20	#38
Oooh. That could leave a mark.	Evolve Dammit	Nov 20	#39
SWEET!!!	Boogiemack	Nov 20	#40
"I'll take 'Karma' for $500, Alex."	regnaD kciN	Nov 20	#41
Technically, he could remain a federal judge while serving as Attorney General.	NYC Liberal	Nov 23	#47
GOOD, he deserves something after the way	Raine	Nov 23	#48
How about Glenn Kirshner?	RussBLib	Nov 23	#51

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