“Symbolism over substance” was one of Rush Limbaugh’s favorite phrases. I sorely miss his wisdom. Currently we have a situation in our Department of Justice that totally illustrates that concept.<\/p>\n
Today, Scott Johnson at Power Line Blog<\/a> posted an article reminding us of some of the background of United States Attorney David Weiss, the attorney chosen to be special counsel in the investigation of Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n The article reminds us:<\/p>\n Weiss is special. On that we can agree:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Weiss is the \u201cprosecutor\u201d whose plea deal with Hunter Biden failed to pass muster with Judge Maryellen Noreika, the federal judge presiding over the case.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cThese agreements are not straightforward and they contain some atypical provisions,\u201d Judge Noreika observed.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Weiss is the \u201cprosecutor\u201d whom IRS whistleblowers have just called out for abetting the suppression of of the investigation and lying about his authority to Congress, among other things.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Weiss is the \u201cprosecutor\u201d who has spent five years on the investigation and never gotten around to seeking an indictment of Hunter Biden as the clock has ticked to bar the most serious tax felonies Biden\u2019s has committed.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Weiss is a United States Attorney and therefore ineligible for special counsel appointment under the applicable regulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Given his disqualifications, one might reasonably infer that Weiss\u2019s appointment is a pretext to assure that the cover-up continues \u2014 that minimal harm befalls Hunter Biden and that no roads lead to Joe Biden.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 It\u2019s good to know we have a law-abiding administration to restore regular order.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n The first thought that occurred to me upon learning of Weiss\u2019s appointment was what a farce<\/em>. That is also the label that Andrew McCarthy affixes to it<\/a>. However, it isn\u2019t funny and it does not promise a happy ending.<\/strong><\/p>\n There are two reasons a political justice department appoints a special counsel. The first is to remove someone from office (as in Richard Nixon). The second is to provide the appearance of doing something while allowing the clock to run out on the statute of limitations. Don’t expect anyone ever to be held responsible for the money the Bidens made by selling influence. Also, don’t ever expect anyone to investigate any links between the money and Vice-President or President Biden’s policies.<\/p>\n Expect the most-used phrase in any upcoming Congressional investigations to be, “I can’t answer that–it’s part of an ongoing investigation.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Symbolism over substance” was one of Rush Limbaugh’s favorite phrases. I sorely miss his wisdom. Currently we have a situation in our Department of Justice that totally illustrates that concept. Today, Scott Johnson at Power Line Blog posted an article … Continue reading