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MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 11:07 AM Jun 2021

For the Previous Guy, Everything Was News Fodder - Even Lies

With Joe Biden, not so much. We're not hearing a lot in the media about what is going on, say, in the DOJ. AG Garland isn't giving press conferences, full of administration talking points, like Barr did. He has returned to the normal way the DOJ operates, which is to keep investigations confidential until some action will take place, like a Grand Jury or charges.

Sometimes, it seems like many people want the Biden Administration to act a lot like the previous administration did. I think that's a bad idea. I think the DOJ should be doing investigations in many areas. Guess what? It is doing them, but not issuing a constant stream of press releases about them. That's how it is supposed to work.

Joe Biden and his administration is returning to SOP (standard operating practices) that have usually been the norm. He shouldn't pattern his administration after the previous one in any way. Instead, he should govern, guide, and let his cabinet department heads lead their departments properly. That's how Joe Biden does things.

Let's give him a chance, OK?

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For the Previous Guy, Everything Was News Fodder - Even Lies (Original Post) MineralMan Jun 2021 OP
because of the orange lunatic agingdem Jun 2021 #1

agingdem

(7,850 posts)
1. because of the orange lunatic
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 11:34 AM
Jun 2021

we've come to expect minute by minute screaming texts and headlines...Garland is doing exactly what Biden needs him to do...his job, quietly and with purpose...get the facts and then follow the law...but because "instant gratification isn't quick enough", we are demanding Garland unravel, clean up, and put back together a four year Trump/Barr highway of destruction in the 16 weeks he's been Attorney General...as for me...I like calm, quiet, and deliberate patience

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