Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman Jim Comer has announced he will open an investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the new Democratic vice-presidential nominee, after almost two years of targeting President Joe Biden yielded no crimes or criminal intent. “They’re scared. Really scared,” The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols, a retired U.S. Naval War College professor wrote, appearing to refer to Republicans. “With Comer in charge, this can only be good for Walz.” “This is ‘weaponizing the government’ and it’s what authoritarians do,” Nichols noted. Friday afternoon Politico reported on…