So it seems like the universal rule that all special counsels must be Rs

[senseandsensibility]

again pays dividends. Quote from Josh Marshall TPM.

I am so sick of our side always playing by the rules and beyond, and GETTING NO CREDIT FOR IT!!!!! That's almost the worst part.

[gab13by13]

1. Not just R's

Hur and Weiss were both nominated by Trump.

[senseandsensibility]

2. Good point

and I did not hear our side raising holy hell about it.

[dalton99a]

3. Because there are no qualified Democrats

[edhopper]

4. Not a rule

just Garland trying to hard to show how impartial he is.

[senseandsensibility]

5. Yeah I know

and so does Josh Marshall. Unlabeled sarcasm.

[agingdem]

7. Garland is not Biden's personal lawyer..

he's the people's lawyer..and yes, he has to appear impartial (unlike that fatfuck Bill Barr.)..if he had appointed Democrats as Special Counsels shit would have hit the fan..Biden requested the report be released un-redacted and in its entirety...he knew what was coming down..why do you think the pushback was so fast and furious?...

[edhopper]

8. He could have just let the DOJ investigate

like he did with Pence.
He could have appointed someone not who was not a Trumper.
And his appointment of Weiss went against longstanding DOJ policy.
He is trying so hard to look impartial he has appointed partisans.

[senseandsensibility]

10. I agree with this post

completely and again, it is kind of the point of the OP.

[senseandsensibility]

9. Thanks for your concern

I started an OP about Biden not retracting anything earlier so I'm well aware. Also I'm well aware that there would have been pushback to a Dem being appointed. That's kind of the point. But thanks again for your input.

[agingdem]

11. Sarcasm...I love it!

[Scrivener7]

12. So he has to be impartial, but he coudn't appoint a Democrat? Do you see how that makes no sense?

Shit is always going to hit the fan anyway. It's time we started to understand that.

[MOMFUDSKI]

6. I am so pissed about this

Special Counsel doing a comey