PERSPECTIVE FROM THE 19^TH HOLE: This is the title I chose for my personal blog, which is meant to give me an outlet for one of my favorite crafts – writing – plus use an image from my favorite sport, golf. Out of college, my first job was as a reporter for the Daily Astorian in Astoria, Oregon, and I went on from there to practice writing in all of my professional positions, including as a Congressional press secretary in Washington, D.C., an Oregon state government manager in Salem and Portland, press secretary for Oregon’s last Republican governor (Vic Atiyeh), and a private sector lobbyist. This blog also allows me to link another favorite pastime – politics and the art of developing public policy – to what I write.

The big news this afternoon is that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has forwarded his long-awaited report to Attorney General William Barr as he was required to do under the regulation that created his position.

Now, just want for various Democrats to do what they have been doing for months since Barr stood for and survived Senate confirmation for his second stint in the top job at the Department of Justice.

There is little doubt but that Barr will withstand the almost-constant demand for release and stick with the regulatory and traditional response to such a report.

Here is what Barr said to the Wall Street Journal this afternoon:

“The attorney general wrote he would consult with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Mueller “to determine what other information from the report can be released to Congress and the public consistent with the law, including the Special Counsel regulations, and the Department’s long-standing practices and policies.”

Well said!

Many Democrats should be ashamed of themselves for advocating loudly and strongly that Barr violate the law.

Barr should continue to resist Democrat entreaties to violate regulation and accepted legal tradition by releasing the report.

I am glad Barr is serving as attorney general. We need reasonable and experienced officials in top Executive Branch positions. Barr fits the needed description to a “T.”