Dems should avoid turning the "full report" into the "long-form birth certificate" [View all]

Seriously, we've already done enough damage to ourselves by deifying Mueller as the second coming of Elliot Ness and Jesus Christ. The last thing we need to do is build up a cult of expectation around the hidden secrets in the full report. Yes, there are probably plenty of damaging details in there. Yes, the country needs to see it all. But we need to start managing expectations and proceed as if we expect nothing earth shattering to be revealed. Today needs to be our low point in the PR game.

Starting tomorrow, the current focus should shift to questions of national security and abuse of power, the stuff that fits squarely in Congress's wheelhouse. Every day spent arguing over Russian conspiracies is now a day Fox wins the narrative. The message should be that Congress has already moved past Mueller's very limited mandate.