President Trump announced today that he is appointing William Barr as Attorney General. As usual, the Dems and the media are reacting with horror and demands.
Barr has already been Attorney General of the USA in the past. He held that post as a very young man under president George Bush. He's currently an attorney with a very large Washington DC firm and is a very establishment figure. That makes it extremely hard for the media and the Democrats to try to attack him as a divisive, partisan, or out-of-the-mainstream figure. Most likely, he will sail through the confirmation process with unanimous support from the Republicans and support from a bunch of less strident Democrats as well.
Of course, this doesn't matter to the crazies who have already gone off after the news. For example, senator Blumenthal of Connecticut (who denounces everything the President does) is busy "demanding" that Barr "pledge" that he will not do anything to limit or guide the Mueller investigation in any way as a condition to Barr's confirmation. Given that by law the Attorney General is supposed to supervise the work of the special prosecutor, it seems that Blumenthal is trying to influence the way in which the investigation of the special prosecutor takes place. If he were a Republican, there would, no doubt, be charges flying that Blumenthal was obstructing justice.
The good thing is that Barr can (and should) ignore crazies like Blumenthal. The GOP has 53 senators while the Dems have only 45. He will be confirmed. He should do a competent and appropriate job. Mueller will finally have the supervision he is supposed to have.
This is a good appointment by the President.
Barr has already been Attorney General of the USA in the past. He held that post as a very young man under president George Bush. He's currently an attorney with a very large Washington DC firm and is a very establishment figure. That makes it extremely hard for the media and the Democrats to try to attack him as a divisive, partisan, or out-of-the-mainstream figure. Most likely, he will sail through the confirmation process with unanimous support from the Republicans and support from a bunch of less strident Democrats as well.
Of course, this doesn't matter to the crazies who have already gone off after the news. For example, senator Blumenthal of Connecticut (who denounces everything the President does) is busy "demanding" that Barr "pledge" that he will not do anything to limit or guide the Mueller investigation in any way as a condition to Barr's confirmation. Given that by law the Attorney General is supposed to supervise the work of the special prosecutor, it seems that Blumenthal is trying to influence the way in which the investigation of the special prosecutor takes place. If he were a Republican, there would, no doubt, be charges flying that Blumenthal was obstructing justice.
The good thing is that Barr can (and should) ignore crazies like Blumenthal. The GOP has 53 senators while the Dems have only 45. He will be confirmed. He should do a competent and appropriate job. Mueller will finally have the supervision he is supposed to have.
This is a good appointment by the President.
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