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In reply to the discussion: Eric Holder to stay on as attorney general [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)74. some men see things and say why, george bernard shaw
the quote bobby used
you do know bobby and jfk wiretapped Dr. King and Bobby didn't win, nor is it sure he would have even been nominated by the dems in 1968. Most realistic people know HHH still most likely would have been the nominee and still would have lost, because he was an inferior candidate, but one helleva nice guy (met him a heapin' bunch of times, a real sweetheart, friendly and listened, but he was never going to be president vs. Nixon.)
hadLBJ stayed in the race, he would have won because LBJ was stronger than Nixon.
as Casey Kasem said "Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars"
but you can't reach for the stars and actually touch them.
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So at least another 4 years added to this decades-long period of there being no Justice Department.
PSPS
Jan 2013
#17
Bravo to Eric Holder-the greatest AG of all time! Should be on US Supreme Court
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#32
an attorney general has to uphold the law as it is. Don't like the law? Change it
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#55
Yeah more mediocrity! 4 more years of the same! That is the change I voted for!
stultusporcos
Jan 2013
#43
ask George McGovern, Mike Dukakis, Eugene McCarthy and all the other losers
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#68
PBO won because of the open racism of the GOP, their attacks against women and
stultusporcos
Jan 2013
#69
Judging by the preceding comments, the Repugs are not the only ones who want this
Dustlawyer
Jan 2013
#60