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

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 02:31 PM

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There was no principle involved. This was intentional. Every step Garland DIDN'T take was intentional. He slow-walked this thing every single day he was on the job.

Remember, there has NEVER been a Director of the FBI appointed by a Dem. Dem Presidents have ALWAYS appointed Republicans as FBI head "so as to not appear partisan."

Moreover, there just aren't that many Democrats in high places within DoJ to get the experience needed for the top jobs such as AG. There is no evidence anywhere in Garland's background that he was ever anything but a moderate Republican, at least by his actions. He was the ultimate status quo apparatchik.

These are the kinds of things that progressives are demanding must change. We can no longer live with Dem leaders who automatically cave on things just to avoid conflicts or hurting Republican feelings. We need badasses in charge on our side.

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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 22 hrs ago #173

You prove it and send me a link. I looked many times! Emile 20 hrs ago #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 11 hrs ago #179

Touche! The Roux Comes First 10 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 22 hrs ago #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 10 hrs ago #182

Yup.nt jfz9580m Yesterday #166

"justice delayed is justice denied" spanone Yesterday #168

tell it to the judge bigtree 21 hrs ago #175

That's it! Emile 17 hrs ago #178

"Acting on a mix of principle and caution ..." TOTAL BULLSHIT Bluetus 21 hrs ago #176

The biggest national security blunder of my lifetime ecstatic 10 hrs ago #181