@ehBeth,
"word is?"
Is that similar to the "word" that was Rosenstein threatened to resign over the White House's explanation of the Comey firing? The "word" that Rosenstein denied?
Orthopedic specialists must make a killing in DC. The effects within the town of the antics of Jim Comey alone must have paid for the tuition costs of a lot of DC doctors' kids, and so soon afterwards they're gifted with Rosenstein.
First Rosenstein's a
great guy who was confirmed by a bi-partisan vote in the Senate of 94-6. Then Comey is fired and he's a
bum who has the stink of Trump corruption all over him
(Every single Dem Senator I saw on TV blasting the guy and demanding he assign a Special Counsel led off with the same statement:
"Yes I voted to confirm AAG Rosenstein and at that time I thought he was a great guy but now..." I have to hand it to the Dems though. They coordinate their talking points at the speed of light and few, if any, go off script.)
Now, as long as
the word is he did it without telling Sessions, he'll no doubt be a
great guy once again.
Mueller must be a
great guy because Obama extended his term by two years, AND he was right beside James Comey threatening Pres. Bush that he would resign if the White House overruled a Department of Justice finding that domestic wiretapping without a court warrant was unconstitutional. That won't last for very long once the inevitable leaks start flowing; if one of them is that Mueller is weighing the possibility of wrapping the case up without calling a Grand Jury.
It's an interesting selection. He's got a great resume and is even a War Hero. Of course he's "widely respected" in Washington, but then so was James Comey and Rod Rosenstein...until they disappointed the Democrats and then they weren't.
Great-Guy-Again Rosenstein (whether or not he consulted Sessions) wasn't about to select anyone who would immediately give Democrats a reason to squeal. He has too much professional integrity and he doesn't want to go from
great guy (announcing the appointed of a Special Counsel) back to
bum (announcing the appointee is Michael Cohen) only a moment after he was back in the Dem's good graces.
With Comey having become a central figure now in the investigation (a position he seems to crave as was suggested by one of his former colleagues in a WaPo interview) I wonder if and how that will influence Mueller? They previously worked together and essentially competed against one another and so it's possible that Mueller has a high regard for Comey or knows him to be a schmuck. Regardless of any personal relationship, they both held the same top job at the FBI and I would imagine Mueller was able to empathize with Comey in terms of the pretty shabby way Trump treated him in the context of the firing. He could think Comey is a showboating opportunist (as the fellow interviewed by WaPo does), but still enter the investigation with a lousy taste in his mouth about the White House's treatment of a fellow FBI Director. As well, Comey followed Mueller into the position and one could speculate (for fun) that if he had no use for the man, he would have advised Obama not to appoint him. Of course this presupposes Obama thought Mueller was a
great guy and the end of his two year extension. Obviously there is also the possibility that Mueller will remain entirely objective throughout the entire investigation and unlike billions of his fellow humans not allow personal distaste (for Comey or Trump) influence his thinking at all.
The greatest service he can provide his nation (other than of course getting to the actual bottom of the whole matter) is to do so as rapidly and as thoroughly as possible and with an absolute minimum of drama. The MSM will obsess (even more than I thought was humanly possible) over every development, statement, memo, rumor and leak connected to the investigation and while it may be great fun for them, a dragged out process filled with expeditions through the weeds and down dead end paths will not only be very expensive for taxpayers, it will interfere with the workings of governments. We already heard idiots like Elizabeth Warren and Chuckie Schumer insist that Scalia's SC seat should remain vacant until the Russian Investigation was complete and there's every reason to believe they will trot this nonsense out over and over again with each program and appointment the president attempts. They will be hoping and (if possible) working to drag it out until the 2020 election, Republicans and most Americans, I believe, will want it wrapped up as soon as possible (A minimum of 12 to 18 months) As for drama, Special Counsels/Prosecutors like Fitzgerald and Ken Starr seemed to overly enjoy the limelight, and generated endless, vitriolic and tiresome debate among media talking heads. Hopefully Mueller is not cut from that cloth.
