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Barr will return to his

moat — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:37:35 +0000

Barr will return to his hunting cabin and only kill what wanders into the perimeter.

It is going to take several years, at least, before his skill-set could help again.

My thesis is that whatever motivated Barr is quite different from the bald self-interest many others have been basting in.

Corruption takes many forms and never squares off with a person on a convenient afternoon.

Barr is 70, but it seems

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:47:16 +0000

In reply to He is a bureaucratic hit man

Barr is 70, but it seems these assholes around Trump work overtime at assholishness long past retirement age. I suspect Barr will seek another gig as well.

He is a bureaucratic hit man

moat — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:22:56 +0000

In reply to Nice distinction, moat. Not a

He is a bureaucratic hit man hired out by establishment types. Since his work weakens other establishment types, it must be related to the struggle between the agencies we catch glimpses of from time to time.

However that is playing out, the winners and losers of that scrum don't seem to be making the Heritage Foundation team nervous. It is hard to identify the actual client protecting Trump.

Whoever it is, they sure came along in the nick of time. But now the pony has stumbled and a back-up mount is ready at hand. Time to put the ride out of its misery.

I doubt it. Sure, Barr's

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:57:43 +0000

In reply to Nice distinction, moat. Not a

I doubt it. Sure, Barr's always been a hyoer partisan hack (right, Jeff?), but acting as Trump's personal lawyer was beyond that call of duty. This latest trick is likely to avoid charges, maybe get a last minute pardon while pretending to be a resister with a last second Road to Damascus conversion to truth and the American way.

Nice distinction, moat. Not a

artappraiser — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:51:35 +0000

In reply to While Barr worked hard to

Nice distinction, moat. Not a hack but a purposeful Norquist type conservative. Finding Trump a useful tool until he couldn't handle the nutsy child any more. Attitude like Bannon.

While Barr worked hard to

moat — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:38:26 +0000

In reply to But kind of a limp response -

While Barr worked hard to defend POTUS, his main objective was to weaken the system that caused the trouble for Trump. That the work benefited Trump made Barr look like a believer in the man. Barr did not disabuse him of the notion.

"These pyromaniacs I've been

artappraiser — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 03:45:14 +0000

In reply to Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

"These pyromaniacs I've been hanging out with lit my house on fire!" https://t.co/ogSvScHTOB pic.twitter.com/4Qhs6KtVhS
— Quinta Jurecic (@qjurecic) December 15, 2020

Romney on Barr resignation:

artappraiser — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 02:53:49 +0000

In reply to Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

Romney on Barr resignation: 'Not surprised that he could no longer associate himself with the process that’s going on now' https://t.co/twWbpaBkx5
— CNBC (@CNBC) December 15, 2020

Uh, poetic Justice?

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 02:28:41 +0000

In reply to Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

Uh, poetic Justice?

Bill Barr wore a partisan grin,
Corrupting the place from within.
He worked as AG
And, many agree,
Was one of worst there has been.
— Limericking (@Limericking) December 15, 2020

this guy has a nice

artappraiser — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 01:33:50 +0000

In reply to Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

this guy has a nice collection of quotes from the past several years that we all tend to forget:

When even corrupt Billy Barr has had enough you know the gig is up!

What an utter and total loser Trump is!#TrumpIsALaughingStock #TrumpIsACompleteFailure pic.twitter.com/JPua0aq7a2
— PaulO (@PaulJam38531701) December 14, 2020