ATL Bear said:
whiterock said:
KaiBear said:
whiterock said:
KaiBear said:
whiterock said:
KaiBear said:
Bizarre choice, unless Trump plans to go scorched earth.
Guess what comes around, goes around.
genius choice. Printers at DOJ are on overload getting resume's ready for jobs at Democrat law firms.
After what Garland did, total reset is in order. Let him do the dirty work, then let someone else come in & rebuild it properly.
This pick weakens Trump.
How? Please explain.
Trump campaigned on the idea that the DOJ had been politicized.
The American People agreed and elected him.
Why should he NOT pick an intelligent, well-spoken, fearless disruptor to go there and actually disrupt?
I didn't see it coming (i.e. didn't think of him as an option) but how can be be surprised at a pick like this? Trump has a track record of actually trying to accomplish his campaign promises. Could we reasonably expect him to select an establishmentarian to show up, change a few light bulbs, then tell us how important it is that we back off & let DOJ do its job of administering a dual standard of justice? (i.e. what all of his predecessors have done). After what Trump has been thru, wouldn't we expect him to seek transformative reform? How do we get transformative reform without breaking glass?
The appointment is divine poetic justice.
Gaetz is arguably a victim of a politicized DOJ.
There could be no better signal to send to Javier than to appoint Valjean as his boss.
It's like Nolan Ryan whizzing a 100mph fastball at your chin.
A lot of DOJ rats will grasp what this appointment portends and be out the door before Trump is inaugurated.
I erupted in laughter when I heard the news on the radio. it's a great big Foxtrot Uniform to the establishment, and boy do they have it coming.
Time wasted on 'retribution', is time ( and political chips ) that could be better spent on legislation that aids the American people.
One man's "retribution" is another man's "reform."
A POTUS can accomplish a lot without a single piece of legislation. He can write Executive Orders which have substantial impact on agency activities. And, of course, he can hire/fire people.
It's a horrible / juvenile selection that ruins Trump's momentum.
It's delivering on a promise to the American people.
He has only got 4 months to 2 years to get his agenda done.
Exactly. He's signaled that he is going to move very swiftly.
This AG selection screws everything up.
For Democrats.
The AG selection which really screwed everything up was Jeff Sessions.
You are reacting to an instinct to protect an institution which has just shown itself to be a clear and present danger to your liberties and mine.
We do need a DOJ. Unfortunately, the one we have is running amok. It needs a LOT of reform. I don't care if they break tail lights, scratch paint, tear upholstery, etc...... I want a housecleaning so thorough that the survivors are more afraid of Republicans than they are Democrats.
Anything short of that is a systemic failure by the Trump admin.
The fact you want the Justice department to fear any political party is worrisome. That is the recipe for politicizing law enforcement. How about we be better than the opposition?
Criminals should fear justice. Law abiding citizens should embrace it. I'm betting there is more than a handful of the former on both sides.
Conservatives want:
1. The doj to stop being sicced on innocent political opponents (russia hoax and all the other trump lawfare. Dude, it was a big factor why you lost. Get a clue.
2. The doj to actually go after criminals such as Hunter, that General that leaked, and all the people involved in the fake dossier. And Hillary.
We are not being inconsistent. You are being intentionally dense.
