Senate Confirms Merrick Garland As Attorney General | Talking Points Memo

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The Senate confirmed Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general Wednesday, approving a key Biden appointment and bringing Garland full circle from five years ago, when the GOP Senate refused to take up his nomination to the Supreme Court under President Obama.

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Fantastic! When he’s doing prosecuting all trump’s et al crimes, Biden can nominate him for the Supreme Court.

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Today is a great day! Between this news and the ARA, I’m dancing for joy!

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Honestly, it is shameful that the vote was 70-30 for someone of his caliber and sterling credentials. He should have been unanimously confirmed.

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Now the DoJ gets down to business … there is much to do.

Much.

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Fuck-ton of defense lawyers’ phones ringing right off the hook right 'bout now.

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OK. Now lets see what Gorsuch and his accomplices at the the Federalist Society have been up to… nothing good I am sure…

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Feels like a “We’re over the Hump” Day.

I know we have a lot more to accomplish, but DAMN,today is feeling Mighty Fine!

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Just in case you are wondering Mitch, Voting in favor of Garland does NOTHING to make up for your being an asshole the last time he was in front of the senate.

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Agree, his confirmation should’ve been unanimous. That 30 voted against him says volumes about their own lack of integrity.

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Yay! Let’s keep moving

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It’s one for the history books, that’s for sure.

But it already was! Bix Beiderbecke would have been 118 years old today. I loved the music he made with Satchmo, Paul Whiteman, and others. Tragically, he died before he was thirty.

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Yup, let the subpoena and indictment jubilee begin!

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The Senate confirmed Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general Wednesday, approving a key Biden appointment and bringing Garland full circle from five years ago…

I would not call this confirmation “full circle”. Wait until the Garland DOJ puts Diaper Don behind bars.

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Sic 'em Merrick! Good boy!

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Good.

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Delay, obstruction, whining and grandstanding are the only plays the republicans have to offer. They have lost their identity.

A Brief History Of The Republican Party

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Now, Just Do It!

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell

I like seeing those words as much as I enjoy seeing “former President Trump.”

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Is anyone else sick and tired of fake righteous indignation from the GOP?

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