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Barack Obama

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

10. when people talk about the Bush disasters, they always talk about

Reply to napkinz (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 08:04 PM

Sep 2014

his lying us into war, sinking the economy, failing to respond to Katrina

they forget his politicization of the Justice Department

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AG Eric Holder Will be Missed(if the Senate Confirms his Replacement)... [View all] Cha Sep 2014 OP

Eric Holder has worked through tough times, he could not wave a magic wand and fix everything Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #1

Thank you, Thinkingabout, for recognizing and appreciating what AG Holder has done! Cha Sep 2014 #2

especially on Civil Rights napkinz Sep 2014 #8

Exactly napkinz.. thank you! Cha Sep 2014 #9

when people talk about the Bush disasters, they always talk about napkinz Sep 2014 #10

I posted this to JAG the other day in AA. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #3

Wonderful addition to this Eric Holder Appreciation Thread, she! Cha Sep 2014 #11

Thanks to read otherwise on DU you would have thought he did nothing.... Historic NY Sep 2014 #36

K&R napkinz Sep 2014 #4

Thanks I have been making an OP but you beat me to it! A combination of a post on the thread that freshwest Sep 2014 #5

Well, AG Holder has done so much greatness for our country, fresh.. I Cha Sep 2014 #15

I posted this as well Cha! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #6

That made an impresson on me, too, she. ".. focus on causes like #Ferguson during his remaining days Cha Sep 2014 #13

K&R Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #7

Mahalo, Cali! Cha Sep 2014 #19

IF they do JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #12

... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #14

Ha ha ha! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #17

Snort~ sheshe2 Sep 2014 #18

Precisely, Gen! AG Holder has done more for Civil Rights than any other Cha Sep 2014 #16

Kicking for AG Holder! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #20

Thank you for your post, Cha. littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #21

Mahalo to you, Littlemisssmartypants! Cha Sep 2014 #22

Kickity... Kick Kick Kick! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #23

Hey she.. thank you, sweetie! Here's a post from HuffPo on another of Holder's Legacies.. Cha Sep 2014 #29

I read a few lines... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #30

K & R Iliyah Sep 2014 #24

+1 Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #46

Kicketty. Kick. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #25

RFK to Obama. I like that. applegrove Sep 2014 #26

Mahalo and Bon soir, applegrove! Cha Sep 2014 #27

"Holder's Legacy: Steering Away From the Drug War and Mass Incarceration" Cha Sep 2014 #28

This is a great picture!! Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #31

Isn't it? Thanks Major! Cha Sep 2014 #32

He might not have jailed any bankers, but he sure put a bug up the ass of the racists. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #33

About those bankers, Tarheel.. from the President's Press Conference.. Oct 6, 2011.. Cha Sep 2014 #34

"But he should've tried, waaaahhhh"! You know the meme. Show trials for what? So they.... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #35

Thanks, Cha! Kath1 Sep 2014 #37

Our Country is lucky to have AG Holder, Kath.. we'll see who Cha Sep 2014 #38

Kicking! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #39

Hey, sheshe.. thank you! Cha Sep 2014 #40

... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #41

I know I'll miss him. bravenak Sep 2014 #42

I freakin' hear that too, bravenak, Damn. AG's Holder has done so much for our Country. Cha Sep 2014 #43

Ditto. Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #47

I missed this post JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #48

Pic of Holder and "the swarm around" his at CBC dinner! Cha Sep 2014 #44

Eric Holder Transformed the Attorney General into an Advocate for the Poor Cha Sep 2014 #45