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2004-04-14 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Raj 2004-04-14 1:34:19 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 However, that contribution should come as a witness before the Commission - not as a member.

Oh yeah, and televise that one if you dare, ABC. What fun that would be.

Thompson: "Ms. Gorelick, can you explain why you felt it was necessary to erect a wall to keep law enforcement and anti-terror personnel at DoJ from talking to each other?"
Gorelick: "Um, well ..."
Thompson: "Can you explain why it was that you felt it important to go beyond what the law required?"
Gorelick: "Well, um ..."
Thompson: "And can you further explain how it was that when others questioned this and proposed removing these obstacles, the DoJ of which you were a member and former Attorney General Reno led said this couldn't be done?"
Gorelick: Oh, um ..."
Thompson: "Thought so. Thank you."

Posted by Steve White 2004-04-14 1:56:20 PM|| 2004-04-14 1:56:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Dems don't have the morality to recuse themselves. Never have and never will. Can you imagine a Democratic Govenor of Florida recusing himself like Jeb Bush did? Please someone make me wrong by showing me an example of a Democrat recusing themselves from a commision or committe?

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-04-14 2:06:15 PM|| 2004-04-14 2:06:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Drudge has a link to the memo - HA!

Posted by Anonymous4052 2004-04-14 2:45:10 PM|| 2004-04-14 2:45:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Gorelick is licked, so to speak. The Administration will not push for her removal because her continued presence will slowly erode all credibility in the Commission. Any further reference to the commission by Democratic candidates will be met with eyes rolling.

$5 says the Dems push her by ~~the weekend~~ Monday, to avoid the Sunday questions.

Posted by john 2004-04-14 3:54:30 PM|| 2004-04-14 3:54:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 How on Earth did this Jamie Gorelick ever get on the commission anyway? How did the Republicans not notice it until it was too late? The Dems just got a week's worth of anti-Bush news/propoganda from the commission, so it seems like the damage has already been done. I'm pissed that no one questioned Gorelick's appointment to the commission until now. I heard about it yesterday on Rush Limbaugh for the first time. The commission is being used as a political tool by the Dems. Has anyone else heard the jeering, clapping 911 families which are in the commission's audience? The Dems found some highly partisan, liberal family members of 911 victims and parked them next to the microphones & cameras covering the commission so they can jeer at the Bush administration officials when they're testifying and clap at the Clinton administration officials when they're testifying. Ridiculous! Unbelievable! All this going on while our troops are on the ground, fighting the WOT.

Posted by Kentucky Beef 2004-04-14 4:05:39 PM|| 2004-04-14 4:05:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 At this very moment Hannity has the AG and they are discussing "Janet Reno's mini-me"

Posted by Anonymous4052 2004-04-14 4:16:04 PM|| 2004-04-14 4:16:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Gorelick was nominated by lil' Tommy Daschle - presumeably to be the Dem attack dog, like Ben-Veniste..

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-14 4:31:38 PM|| 2004-04-14 4:31:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 john, interesting take.

Posted by B 2004-04-14 4:37:21 PM|| 2004-04-14 4:37:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 How on Earth did this Jamie Gorelick ever get on the commission anyway?

rope-a-dope

Posted by spiffo 2004-04-14 5:14:22 PM|| 2004-04-14 5:14:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Brett Hume on Fox just said a few moments ago that the chairman, Thompson, has praised Gorelick now as being a nonpartisan member of the panel. No way she's going to leave. And I bet the only places people will hear about this are Fox, Drudge and talk radio.

Posted by AF Lady 2004-04-14 6:45:23 PM|| 2004-04-14 6:45:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Rest easy folks. If she leaves now the commission is null and void from beginning to her departure. If she remains to the conclusion then the entire hoedown is null and void. Chine

Posted by Chiner 2004-04-14 7:28:17 PM|| 2004-04-14 7:28:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Here's what I want to know...why didn't a hounddogging, factcheckin', huntin'-for-that-Pulitzer-Prize-winning-story, insightful, edgy, blow-dried member of the Press Corps discover this? Why did John Ashcroft have to tell them this was going on?

Were they too busy creating 'gotcha' questions for the President? Inquiring minds want to know!

Posted by Quana 2004-04-14 8:25:10 PM|| 2004-04-14 8:25:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 AF Lady, I would rather that she stay as a toothless lion. I don't want to see who they have warming up in the bullpen.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-14 9:41:12 PM|| 2004-04-14 9:41:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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