A number of Republican senators who blithely supported former Attorney General Bill Barr using his post to act as former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer are suddenly expressing serious concern that Merrick Garland promise to be apolitical in the same role.
Boilerplate headlines: “Republicans raise concerns about deficit.” “Republicans raise concerns about politicization.” “Republicans push tax cuts as policy for ____.”
All of these are press releases for Republicans. All are expressions of bad faith. When will we see the boilerplate headline: “Republicans speak in bad faith”?
So the Rs are going to attack Biden & Garland if any charges are ever brought against any Republican for any reason. That will extend to any investigation as well. Their standard is that only Rs can politicize the DOJ.
We’re very concerned you’re going to do even half the stuff we did because OMG we’re the worst.
Shouldn’t Rafael be quarantining after his Mexican adventure?
Accountability is a bitch. What goes around comes around, dotards.
[Run through GOPSpeak translator]
“Gee, it sucks to be the minority.”
“My soul (is destined to burn in hell) criterion for voting for your confirmation is your pledge to make sure that politics does not affect your job as attorney general (unlike your predecessors in the Trump administration),” Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said Monday at Garland’s Senate Judiciary hearing.
Seems Cruz is trying to rebound from Texas Ted’s Terrible Trip.
Excellent point.
Do not engage in bad faith “arguments” with Republicans. Repeat, do not engage.
This reminds me of when the Dems won the Senate in 2006 and Boehner practically begged Nancy to not treat them as they had treated Dems.
Sucks to be you, assholes.
Cruz is just upset because everyone else politicized his Poodle.
Does a derisive “HAH” count as engaging? 
They’re just shameless. I know Garland won’t say anything remotely confrontational, but how about something along the lines of, I will not politicize DoJ. I intend to be equally aggressive against both Democrats and Republicans as to insurrection and other federal crimes that may have been committed. And I will follow any leads regardless of where it may lead.
I’m sure that’ll assuage their concerns, or maybe not. I really don’t care, do you?
Indictees of the future express concern about changing standards of law enforcement.
They are clearly suggesting, hinting and inferring their concern.
Someday, someone will write a children’s book about Ted’s most unexcellent adventure, and he can then read it on the floor of the Senate.
This really isn’t a problem. AG Garland can move forward on all of he cases we are concerned about because they are LEGITIMATE, not partisan.
GOPs gotta GOP.