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Lots of excellent choices! nt cry baby Dec 2020 #1
Better, still better, most better. No particular order. ResistantAmerican17 Dec 2020 #62
Sally Yates is the best choice. She already knows DOJ, what it was, and what has been done to it. SharonAnn Dec 2020 #71
I'd prefer Garland. denbot Dec 2020 #2
Do you prefer to have his seat sit unfilled for 2 years? maxsolomon Dec 2020 #5
I did not factor that in before I posted.. denbot Dec 2020 #20
He wouldn't have to quit being a judge if he took it. NYC Liberal Dec 2020 #47
How would that work? maxsolomon Dec 2020 #49
Yes. It would be constitutional. NYC Liberal Dec 2020 #52
That names seems familiar. Is there a story there?? patricia92243 Dec 2020 #11
LOL maxsolomon Dec 2020 #13
Don't know what that means. I was serious about Garland. patricia92243 Dec 2020 #17
"Garland" is Merrick Garland, Obama's SCOTUS nominee maxsolomon Dec 2020 #23
Thanks you!!! I remember now. I had tried to look him up and all it patricia92243 Dec 2020 #26
I really like Doug, but I'm really torn... MANative Dec 2020 #3
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2020 #6
Yates is already a GOP target. They'd see it as a stick in the eye. maxsolomon Dec 2020 #12
Agreed on all points. That would make her confirmation all the sweeter, though!! NT MANative Dec 2020 #21
Mitch might talk his little f*cklings into voting against each Cabinet pick. CaptYossarian Dec 2020 #64
Dem senators from states that wouldn't guarentee a Dem replacement should be a no go JT45242 Dec 2020 #4
Jones already lost his seat. He's out Jan 5... Wounded Bear Dec 2020 #9
Doug Jones lost to Tommy Tuberville in November TheRealNorth Dec 2020 #14
Don't care who he chooses. . . matt819 Dec 2020 #7
My feeling exactly wryter2000 Dec 2020 #32
Jones likes to play nice and compromise. He's not going after anyone of substance Rice4VP Dec 2020 #53
Not Doug Jones. Hope he picks Garland or Yates. blueinredohio Dec 2020 #8
Yates seems to have the most experience with going after political corruption and white collar crime TheRealNorth Dec 2020 #22
not sure why you would think that dsc Dec 2020 #25
He doesn't seem passionate enough. Too easy going. blueinredohio Dec 2020 #34
Which is why he's a great choice. Amishman Dec 2020 #35
well you can go to federal prison and ask the 16th street bombers how easy going he was dsc Dec 2020 #40
You could pick Perry Mason and there's not likely to be many, if any prosecutions. BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #46
That's exactly right! BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #65
No thank you. No former politician. boston bean Dec 2020 #10
short career in politics. mopinko Dec 2020 #18
Don't care. boston bean Dec 2020 #19
The GOP will never allow ScratchCat Dec 2020 #15
The GOP won't allow Biden to pick a cabinet period BainsBane Dec 2020 #29
That works for me. safeinOhio Dec 2020 #41
When did he say that? Rice4VP Dec 2020 #54
Yes! Great choice Beaverhausen Dec 2020 #16
Jones won convictions against white supremacist terrorists. Dawson Leery Dec 2020 #24
Yes! AwakeAtLast Dec 2020 #55
The problem with Yates, Garland, Preet etc. Sneederbunk Dec 2020 #27
I too have an axe to grind; and it grinds exceedingly sharp. Marcuse Dec 2020 #36
The same could be said for Jones... W_HAMILTON Dec 2020 #43
A man of great character. MontanaFarmer Dec 2020 #28
I want a bulldog as AG BainsBane Dec 2020 #30
As FDR said, "I welcome their hatred." OMGWTF Dec 2020 #63
Tony Wesr? Kampala's BIL https://thecrimereport.org/2020/12/08/tony-west-kamala-harris-brother-in-la Dream Girl Dec 2020 #31
I've heard his name mentioned before, PRETZEL Dec 2020 #33
Nominating Doug Jones BGBD Dec 2020 #37
Thank you! StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #38
+1. And white supremacist groups present a clear public danger dalton99a Dec 2020 #39
+1 BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #48
Agreed. nt SunSeeker Dec 2020 #59
Out of the names being bandied about, I think I'd most prefer Yates. W_HAMILTON Dec 2020 #42
Blah Sounds like they're going to let Trump and crooks off the hook Thrill Dec 2020 #44
Maybe read this thread about his history mcar Dec 2020 #57
I had the same reaction Sewa Dec 2020 #66
The pushback against Jones in the thread is bizarre BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #45
Donald Trump will not set foot in the USA Mr.Bill Dec 2020 #56
Have any Repubs come out in opposition to Jones? kentuck Dec 2020 #50
BLAH....boring Rice4VP Dec 2020 #51
How Doug Jones Brought KKK Church Bombers to Justice Cha Dec 2020 #69
Thank you for the link. I didn't know this about Jones. CrispyQ Dec 2020 #74
I guess locking up KKK murderers doesn't carry the same currency it once did. BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #70
proceed with Operation Warp Speed against trump and his fellow criminals TomDaisy Dec 2020 #58
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #67
Sally Yates has more federal experience than Doug Jones. AND she knows where the skeletons are. ancianita Dec 2020 #60
Sally Yates would be the best, I think seta1950 Dec 2020 #61
How would she get around the federal pardons for Trump, and the rest of the cabal? BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #68
Hey, I've been here for a long time. New username. Live in Bama crimsonandclover Dec 2020 #72
I'm rooting for Sally Yates but I'll be fine with either of these options Seasider Dec 2020 #73
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