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Aviation Pro

(15,248 posts)
Sat May 17, 2025, 10:22 AM May 2025

President Joe Biden was one of the best presidents in my lifetime

However, I often think that he made one misstep with respect to closing the door on Motherfucker and that was selecting Merrick the Meek as AG rather than someone like Sally Yates.

Try and imagine the difference that would have made.

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President Joe Biden was one of the best presidents in my lifetime (Original Post) Aviation Pro May 2025 OP
President Biden wasn't perfect. Nobody is. But Trailrider1951 May 2025 #1
I think he will readily admit that was a mistake. Can't go back and undo it now though. Walleye May 2025 #2
Mistake maybe. I think Biden and Garland knew what a chitshow indicting a former Prez would be. Turned out true, Silent Type May 2025 #3
Joe was our modern day FDR. SheltieLover May 2025 #4
Agreed with one exception BaronChocula May 2025 #7
My mistake. You are correct. SheltieLover May 2025 #9
True that! BaronChocula May 2025 #10
... SheltieLover May 2025 #11
Oh, yeah. Totally just like him. BannonsLiver May 2025 #8
Disappointed markodochartaigh May 2025 #5
I'm pretty sure he admited that he was wrong selecting Garland. Autumn May 2025 #6
POTUS Biden outperformed my expectations by a wide margin. PufPuf23 May 2025 #12

Trailrider1951

(3,561 posts)
1. President Biden wasn't perfect. Nobody is. But
Sat May 17, 2025, 10:30 AM
May 2025

he was the most progressive president this country has had since Lyndon Johnson. Maybe that was why some people wanted him gone, and continue to denigrate him today.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
3. Mistake maybe. I think Biden and Garland knew what a chitshow indicting a former Prez would be. Turned out true,
Sat May 17, 2025, 11:15 AM
May 2025

because trump always rebounded in polls after every indictment.

Relying on the courts to beat trump was also a major error. All the efforts to "hold him accountable" failed miserably and he's in office again.

SheltieLover

(76,804 posts)
4. Joe was our modern day FDR.
Sat May 17, 2025, 11:16 AM
May 2025

Last edited Sat May 17, 2025, 03:10 PM - Edit history (2)

Yes Merrick the Meek was a big mistake, but Obama had nominated him as well.

Not sure at all why Dem presidents ALWAYS appoint repukes to head FBI, DOJ, etc. I wouldn't have ANY repuke pick up my dog's shit, let alone head important US govt agencies.

I appreciate Joe and absolutely will not tolerate anyone bashing him.

Beto is dead to me after his alleged comments. And I loved him before he basked Joe.

Joe gave up his fucking retirement to try to clean up after pootin's party shit all over our country during shitler 1. How dare anyone bash him?

And, isn't it interesting, Joe had to undergo an internal exam to find a small area of inflammation and that's all over the news, but slobby's incoherent rambling, open grifting, bribing, threatening, and violating court orders is just perfectly fine. Nothing to see there, is there, media harlots? (No offense to sex workers.)



On Edit: I stand corrected. Obama nominated Merrick the Meek to scotus, not AG.

Thank you, BaronChocula, for pointing up my error.

BaronChocula

(4,031 posts)
7. Agreed with one exception
Sat May 17, 2025, 01:39 PM
May 2025

Obama nominated Garland to serve as a Supreme Court justice as opposed to an attorney general. Some people could surely be equally effective in either role. Garland was a very careful guy which is great for judicial deliberation. He may not have been the right prosecutor for the time as AG.

SheltieLover

(76,804 posts)
9. My mistake. You are correct.
Sat May 17, 2025, 03:08 PM
May 2025

I wouldn't trust him on scotus either.

He reminds me of Pence, completely spineless.

And the Heritage Foundation has, or had, a whole web page dedicated just to him.

I highly doubt they have web pages honoring Fanny Willis or Letitia James.

markodochartaigh

(5,029 posts)
5. Disappointed
Sat May 17, 2025, 01:03 PM
May 2025

is not nearly strong enough, betrayed is probably more correct to describe my feelings toward Garland. But I have to say, when President Biden first announced Garland's appointment it sure sounded like the perfect choice.

PufPuf23

(9,708 posts)
12. POTUS Biden outperformed my expectations by a wide margin.
Sat May 17, 2025, 03:50 PM
May 2025

POTUS Biden lead the USA through a complex and dangerous time with multiple attempts to sabotage his efforts.

Merrick Garland was a huge mistake. Those that consistently supported Garland make me ill; what occurred was exactly what those that questioned Garland feared.

POTUS Biden was mentally prepared and able to continue as POTUS and was sabotaged by Democrats that should have stood steadfast at his back. Ill to see POTUS Biden now scapegoated.

Tired of the infighting between Democrats that continues. Tired of leftists and progressives and anti-war and youth being scapegoated. This has been the Democratic story since 1968, time and time again. Much of the Democratic (and USA) good over the period was born from the left, progressives, anti-war, youth and others, brave and steadfast. Democrats have failed to stop the tide and have compromised the nation into the present morass, pissed away our political equity and ideals. Democrats are the only political path we have to a better future.

POTUS Biden earned and was owed greater support by the Democratic Party.

I have lived and will die voting Democrat.

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