Merrick Garland the right pick to be attorney general
Jennifer Rubin
Feb. 22, 2021 at 12:46 p.m. EST
... When Sen. Lindsey O. Graham of South Carolina posed a preposterous question — did Garland think James Comey was a good FBI director? — Garland without rancor simply said that was not useful conversation ...
... aspects of the hearing are noteworthy. First is the appalling hypocrisy of Republican senators grilling Garland as to whether he will allow the Justice Department to be politicized. They were silent during the last administration and as such enabled the assault on the stature, reputation and morale of the department. The same senators who refused to convict the disgraced ex-president for fear of alienating the MAGA crowd but now propound on the “rule of law” illustrate their own unfitness for office.
...the gap between Garland and his immediate predecessors — who curried favor with, enabled and ran interference for their boss — could not be greater. Contrast Garland’s view of the ongoing menace of racial discrimination with William P. Barr’s denial of systemic racism. Contrast Garland’s determination to protect his department from politicized prosecution with Barr’s eagerness to protect his boss’s cronies.
When you elect a willfully ignorant narcissist with a penchant for authoritarian power, you get dull-witted, morally feeble and spineless nominees. The GOP, which decries expertise and ignores the truth, inevitably winds up with intentionally ignorant and dishonest senior officials. By contrast, a party that believes in the ability of government to fulfill the promise of the Constitution truly will find “the best people” ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/22/merrick-garland-shows-why-he-was-right-pick-be-attorney-general/
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