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133. I agree that Garland should only do what his heart is into.

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Thu Oct 30, 2025, 04:49 PM

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I agree that he is a tiny little man who had a potentially important place in history, who ultimately was just a player for the desires of the Federalist Society.

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Sure looks like Garland blew it.... [View all] Takket Thursday OP

Has any one checked Garland's bank account during that time period? Irish_Dem Thursday #1

you seriously think he was getting paid off for that? LymphocyteLover Thursday #7

I seriously think some questions should be asked. Irish_Dem Thursday #9

putting responsibility for the downfall of the country all on Garland is total bullshit LymphocyteLover Thursday #16

Garland was in charge Chicagogrl1 Thursday #17

I am trained as a scientist. You follow the data. Period. Irish_Dem Thursday #20

bribery is possible (ie garland) rampartd Thursday #21

who bribed him to do this? bigtree Thursday #84

Thanks for the facts that too many would Hassler Thursday #142

Thank you. Attackers got no defense. No facts. No sources. Just scapegoating and bitching. ancianita Thursday #155

Bribery... or blackmail... or threats... Shipwack Thursday #96

Completeness?? Puh-lease. For imagination's sake. Bad faith imaginings. ancianita Thursday #160

Garland's problem is one that has hurt our party for too long... Trueblue Texan Thursday #42

We have been playing by The Marquess of Queensberry Rules 70sEraVet Thursday #49

The right wing radicals have been playing by the rules of the abuser and the rapist Stacey Grove Thursday #54

Gaslighting is a technique of the abuser. yellow dahlia Thursday #150

I'm not sure the problems is PatSeg Thursday #108

Perhaps, But When You Know You Are Dealing With... ProfessorGAC Thursday #136

This is true PatSeg Thursday #146

Seems We're Very Close To The Same Page ProfessorGAC Yesterday #167

Yes, I think so PatSeg Yesterday #171

Not the main one. The judiciary hurt the country. AG Garland was the solution, not part of the problem. ancianita Yesterday #163

Saying Garland was bribed SCantiGOP Thursday #97

Saying he was bribed or people defending him? FHRRK Thursday #99

What about MTG turning over a new leaf? MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #129

"It all depends on who's ox is being gored." vanlassie Thursday #159

I'm trained as a scientist and follow the data too. But I must be following different data. LymphocyteLover Thursday #111

At the very least, he could have appointed Jack Smith a lot sooner Bluepinky Thursday #120

More than two possibilities. PufPuf23 Thursday #137

He is the entire reason Mr.WeRP Thursday #117

bullshit LymphocyteLover Yesterday #169

Respectfully disagree Joinfortmill Thursday #32

Garland stepped on his dick the whole time the greatest crime in US history was being planned. Irish_Dem Thursday #34

Respectfully disagree. Joinfortmill Thursday #36

Respectfully Agree. nt yaesu Thursday #53

I respectfully agree! Emile Thursday #56

Is "stepped on his dick" typical language MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #130

Varies between sciences, mr715 Thursday #144

So he alone caused the downfall of this country? sheshe2 Thursday #154

We would be totally remiss if we did not ask questions. Irish_Dem Thursday #13

One question; Why did President Biden stand by him for 4 years? MichMan Thursday #29

Until recently Presidents didn't interfere with ongoing investigations Joinfortmill Thursday #33

Because he is an institutionalist with "faith" in a broken system; Stacey Grove Thursday #51

I agree Scubamatt Thursday #81

Biden's presidency was immersed within an actual coup started on Jan 6 Stacey Grove Thursday #92

Democratic leadership & the dems in general, CrispyQ Thursday #98

Agree Hey Joe Thursday #70

I totally disagree that his actions made sense. CrispyQ Thursday #86

Nah, he clearly wasn't right for the job. 2021 wasn't the time for a timid "if we do something it's political" bs themaguffin Thursday #14

brazil's response to boisonero is the only way to deal with these guys rampartd Thursday #23

absolutely themaguffin Thursday #114

This isn't a Law & Order episode. You're such a defeatist. Patience, grasshopper. Garland's got this. Scrivener7 Thursday #2

OMG Skittles Thursday #4

Oh, some still insist they were right all along, and Garland was actually totally speedy and effective. Scrivener7 Thursday #5

Exactly. NewHendoLib Thursday #12

Media still timidly, and with an abundance of caution, calls Fascists "authoritarians" goddammit. RVN VET71 Thursday #31

The media should be hysterical with the nazi fascist language. Like they were with Biden's terrible debate. Clouds Passing Thursday #60

It is apparently "very concerning" to the media when an old Liberal shows his age RVN VET71 Thursday #107

They formed the Garland Society. BannonsLiver Thursday #64

The endless patience lectures was a major red flag. Irish_Dem Thursday #15

Might it have been kompromat? yellow dahlia Thursday #151

You made me snicker. Solly Mack Thursday #18

Sure and hell heard that a lot, just wait we got him. republianmushroom Thursday #80

To me, the biggest clue was when Schiff spoke out so forcefully early spooky3 Thursday #102

to be fair Skittles Thursday #3

And, once again, FUCK YOU MITCH MCCONNELL! Chasstev365 Thursday #6

Yep. Garland should be sitting on SCOTUS! CaptainTruth Thursday #28

This cannot be said enough! True Dough Thursday #40

'Acting on a mix of principle and caution' Joinfortmill Thursday #8

And now Trump is demanding indictments, claiming Garland weaponized the Justice Dept Martin Eden Thursday #46

Of course. We all saw this - we all knew this Weak Sauce Merrick. NewHendoLib Thursday #10

IMHO, being cautious in prosecuting a former POTUS, no matter how guilty they seem, is LymphocyteLover Thursday #11

Downvote Ponietz Thursday #19

It isn't reasonable when the former POTUS engineered an attempted violent coup to overthrow an election. Crunchy Frog Thursday #67

Garland is a republican. Blue Full Moon Thursday #22

Or a centrist independent like Cuomo. Emile Thursday #57

Back in Texas a half century ago markodochartaigh Thursday #125

Wrong. Merrick Garland, born in Chicago, was a Democrat when he was a private citizen in Chicago. ancianita Thursday #148

Prove it. ancianita Thursday #149

That's the problem, he keeps his political leaning private. Emile Yesterday #172

YOUR problem. You could look it up like I did and find out. You ancianita Yesterday #173

You prove it and send me a link. I looked many times! Emile Yesterday #177

There is plenty of fault to go around democrank Thursday #24

Did you see the press conference where Garland calls out Bondi's DOJ for their illegal relationship w the White house? Intractable Thursday #25

Why should he? MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #131

I agree that Garland should only do what his heart is into. Intractable Thursday #133

--and somebody needs a whole book to point this out? 3Hotdogs Thursday #26

A lot of DUers here were bashed for the crime of criticizing Merrick Garland. gab13by13 Thursday #30

Lest we forget, Eric Holder was also about as useless as my left nut -- no attempt to even investigate 3Hotdogs Thursday #119

Some still, apparently, do. Scrivener7 Thursday #88

I'm not a scientist, but I had math in grade school, gab13by13 Thursday #27

The same thing Obama did, I imagine. Joinfortmill Thursday #35

Good point, gab13by13 Thursday #41

Garland was one of Obama's poorer choices. comradebillyboy Thursday #59

Not certain Obama would agree with your assessment. As far as I can tell Obama has not spoken on the matter. Joinfortmill Thursday #62

Which says it all, really. BannonsLiver Thursday #72

Ha! Ok. Joinfortmill Thursday #75

I don't need Obama's approval to have an opinion. comradebillyboy Thursday #104

Ok. Joinfortmill Thursday #106

To me RoeVWade Thursday #48

Also, didn't Joe have one or two pages. Krasnov had a boat load of boxes. Sorting that out must have been time consuming Joinfortmill Thursday #63

I don't expect any President who is multitasking all day, to be the one primarily in charge of where he set down the RoeVWade Thursday #124

I believe the only reason Garland got BlueKota Thursday #37

Impossible Orrex Thursday #38

Amen. republianmushroom Thursday #87

Cue the Garland apologists choie Thursday #39

there are no Garland apologists bigtree Thursday #69

.... BannonsLiver Thursday #77

Found one! Orrex Thursday #85

This article provides the evidence you pretend iemanja Thursday #153

Res ipse loquitur. choie Yesterday #161

Res ipsa loquitur bigtree Yesterday #162

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Thursday #74

With the requisite wall o' words. Scrivener7 Thursday #89

I think wall of facts is more accurate. Joinfortmill Thursday #105

Yes. I imagine you do. Scrivener7 Thursday #109

I do Joinfortmill Thursday #118

It's obvious the haters are disrespectful MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #132

Words that are proportional to the election interference & massive coup attempt catastrophe by thousands. ancianita Yesterday #165

And we could have had: AverageOldGuy Thursday #43

Bet your bottom dollar he blew it. His inaction will never be overcome. Autumn Thursday #44

Garland sandbagged it azureblue Thursday #45

I have to admit to getting a twinge of something resembling PTSD when I read this title..... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #47

Joe Biden was one of the greats. Joinfortmill Thursday #90

Garland was operating under a long outdated set of rules. Patton French Thursday #50

Biden nominated the wrong guy. enough Thursday #52

Which was a big mistake. BannonsLiver Thursday #91

Those with money/resources/a voice who have or had connections to power Stacey Grove Thursday #55

Maybe we should at least put part of the blame on THIS supreme court? bluestarone Thursday #58

Much of the Biden administration was apparently very risk-averse. Borogove Thursday #61

And we are all now paying the penalty Stacey Grove Thursday #65

There has been so many kacekwl Thursday #66

this is old and revisionist. Besides, Dilanian is a hack. bigtree Thursday #68

There's no amount of cut and paste that's going to salvage his legacy. BannonsLiver Thursday #79

That's the cheerleaders' Gish gallop Orrex Thursday #93

I'll never understand the fevered devotion. It's utterly bizarre. BannonsLiver Thursday #94

There are many, many words here. All the words. Scrivener7 Thursday #100

Big men with tears in their eyes said, "Sir, even the best words." Stacey Grove Thursday #116

Thank you for this. Very informative... Joinfortmill Thursday #103

"Blew it" would imply a good faith effort Queso Delicioso Thursday #71

he could have stopped the investigation at any point bigtree Thursday #82

You forgot the last step Queso Delicioso Thursday #139

This will go down in history as the biggest mistake a Democratic President ever made in appointing a cabinet member. lees1975 Thursday #73

I agree. yellow dahlia Thursday #156

I wonder how he feels about the DOJ now. Grumpy Old Guy Thursday #76

I don't know what Democrats didn't understand about insurrection bucolic_frolic Thursday #78

Agreed. yellow dahlia Thursday #157

They were scared of the orange convicts shadow. And many are still today. Hotler Thursday #83

where were they supposed to be 'scared" of? bigtree Thursday #95

Look- a game of "I told you so." Redleg Thursday #101

When they found the truck load of secret, classified documents in his bathroom questionseverything Thursday #122

You are probably correct. Redleg Thursday #123

Seriously! yellow dahlia Thursday #158

I'm Not a Garland Fan, But Other Than This Particular Appalling Slow-walk I Think His Record Is Pretty Unimpeachable The Roux Comes First Thursday #110

"But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, what did you think of the show?" Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #179

Touche! The Roux Comes First 16 hrs ago #180

Democrats had historic, multi-felony charges against their political opponent bigtree Thursday #112

Without Garland we never would have Jack Smith. nt in2herbs Thursday #113

Didn't Mueller popsdenver Thursday #138

Garland as AG is the only person with authority to appoint a special counsel. nt in2herbs Thursday #145

One possible fault. moondust Thursday #115

"Justice Delayed is Justice Denied" SleeplessinSoCal Thursday #121

Without coming down on the pro or anti markodochartaigh Thursday #126

The headline misspelled B-I-D-E-N. RockRaven Thursday #127

So, what time does Thursday Night Football start? MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #128

About as insightful as your other comments. Intractable Thursday #134

What position of power does Garland hold now? MineralMan Thursday #135

"Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana, The Life of Reason (1905) Celerity Thursday #147

"Those who dwell on the past in despair make no progress" - MineralMan, Democratic Underground, 2025 MineralMan Yesterday #170

Indeed, a wise saying, that those who dwell on the past in despair make no progress... SWBTATTReg Yesterday #174

He bears partial blame for Trump's being President now iemanja Yesterday #164

So much for "justice is blind" Layzeebeaver Thursday #140

I just had to close my door, I was ranting about this so loudly BigmanPigman Thursday #141

Wrong choice! seta1950 Thursday #143

We all knew that in 2021 . Garland and Smith were too cautious.... Bread and Circuses Thursday #152

How much investigating was needed for the classified documents Sewa 15 hrs ago #182

Yup.nt jfz9580m Yesterday #166

"justice delayed is justice denied" spanone Yesterday #168

tell it to the judge bigtree Yesterday #175

That's it! Emile 22 hrs ago #178

"Acting on a mix of principle and caution ..." TOTAL BULLSHIT Bluetus Yesterday #176

The biggest national security blunder of my lifetime ecstatic 16 hrs ago #181