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In reply to the discussion: Matt Taibbi: Barack Obama's former top cop cashes in after six years of letting banks run wild [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)103. Well, he sees some of the enemies, anyway.
However, it's the pretense and/or delusion that they are all Republicans and only Republican that is the most dangerous to the 99%.
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HomerRamone
Jul 2015
OP
Agree completely, but dont pretend Holder is alone in this either with previous AG's
randys1
Jul 2015
#1
Um, Holder was the first AG since the banksters crashed the economies of the US and several
merrily
Jul 2015
#91
Whereas beginning and ending a short and cryptic comment with smears is healthy?
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#20
What does that have to do with the issue at hand? If that is a distraction it's lame.
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#44
Sorry, but what's your point? He obviously meets the definition of Democrat. nm
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#62
Well then I duely appologize. Most posting on this board are very familiar with
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#141
One of the impediments to enforcing regulations and laws is the fact that so many
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#142
How about I give you a real example of Holder's duplicity in running interference for big
Dustlawyer
Jul 2015
#60
If you loved AG Holder so much you will love AG Cruz under Jeb. I know the true enemy.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#65
Look up "vapid". It is not what you think it means. See post # 4 for an actual example.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#77
Seriously. Attack a fellow poster over nothing, defend to the death a professional politician
merrily
Jul 2015
#97
He's not done with his public interest work, although I wish he was. I hate wondering which ones
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2015
#5
Leaving a law firm for political service and then returning to same said law firm is "cashing in"?
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#7
He got that job in the first instance after public service in the Clinton administration and
merrily
Jul 2015
#98
Gave up a lucrative multi-million dollar a year job to take a 200K a year high stress government job....he is the devil!
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#41
You make a good point even though I doubt you know it. So why would he give up a high paying
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#46
"Is whom". You love AG Holder, you gonna love AG Cruz. I see the enemy, you choose not to.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#69
Insist on perfection, you make an enemy of the good. You have chosen your enemies, I, mine.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#72
Holder has no items in his "I was perfect" list, but a lot of very good ones...you would think the
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#75
Republicans reflexively and mindlessly hate anything done with a D after their name
LondonReign2
Jul 2015
#112
You might want to use the vocative ending, not the nominative one. "Et tu, Brutus! (sic: Brute!)"
xocet
Jul 2015
#127
Perfectionists abolished slavery in our country, fought and won the right to organize in the
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#144
No. Who. It's a predicate nominative, in the nominative case, not the objective case.
merrily
Jul 2015
#82
So no matter HOW bad a Dem is, you shouldn't complain because the only alternative is a Republican
HomerRamone
Jul 2015
#109
Wow, impressive strawman you built there! Can I help you tear it down, please??
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#110
On the firm overview page: (link to) "Covington professionals with government service experience"
merrily
Jul 2015
#99
Are you pretending you don't know to insinuate a point? Just tell us your
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#117
"...like announcing that he's going back to get a doctorate at the University of Blow Me."
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#32
Apparently leaving your very good job to take up public office/service and then returning is evil incarnate!
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#42
How do you feel about a bank laundering money for a Mexican cartel that makes beheading videos?
think
Jul 2015
#43
His law firm represents some of the banks mentioned in the article in case you missed that part.
think
Jul 2015
#50
It's corruption at it's worst and yet you think it's cute. He was hired by us to prosecute crooked
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#47
I can't wait until Hillary comes in and cleans up all this corruption and graft!
Romulox
Jul 2015
#58
"Just because I'm at Covington doesn't mean I will abandon the public interest work." -Eric Holder
raindaddy
Jul 2015
#61
Let me remind everyone that people went to prison for corporate scandals long ago...
AZ Progressive
Jul 2015
#113
What do you do when DC is full of people seeking to milk the govt for career advancing purposes?
AZ Progressive
Jul 2015
#115
Until we up end this plutocracy, expect more of the same. I wish Holder was a rarety.
Rex
Jul 2015
#123
His Legacy will be the " Trojan Horse " president ! and the 1% still alive in a 100 yrs will adore
orpupilofnature57
Jul 2015
#128