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Obama’s Potential Pick For Attorney General Plagued With Scandal From Countrywide, 9/11
Say Anything —
I know Obama talks a lot about audacity, but the cojones it would take to appointment someone like Jamie Gorelick - a true-blue “friend of Angelo” and the author of the much-talked about “wall” between domestic and national intelligence that many (including me) precipitated the intelligence failures that allowed 9/11 to happen - would be nothing short of astounding.
Do even liberals believe that this is the sort of “change we can believe in” Obama promised?
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Say it ain't so, O!: Jamie Gorelick for what?
TigerHawk —
By TigerHawk at 11/10/2008 12:45:00 AM There's a rumor going around that Clintonista Jamie Gorelick -- she of Super Wall fame -- is on the short list for Attorney General . Bad idea. We need a ...
GORELICK as Attorney General?????
The Discerning Texan —
Whoa. As a political move--even from Obama's point of view--this is monumentally stupid: HOPE AND CHANGE! Jamie Gorelick being considered for Attorney General. I think she'd be a great choice. I mean, any friend of Angelo's is a friend of mine! And, really, what could go wrong? UPDATE: I'd almost forgotten the "Clipper Chip" fiasco. Thanks to reader Mike Gannis for reminding me. I'm guessing that Gorelick has learned how to use email since, though . . . . [....] MORE ON THE UBIQUITOUS JAMIE GORELICK: "It's not often that one person plays key roles in two -- count ...
Jamie Gorelick - Obama's pick for AG?
USS Neverdock —
Bring in more failed Democrats. Now that's change. "Carries as baggage: Her work at Fannie Mae, which had to be bailed out by the government in September as part of a $200 billion deal. Ms. Gorelick left the company just as it was coming under attack for huge accounting failures. She has also drawn criticism for her role at the Justice Department, in which she allegedly created an intelligence “wall” that hindered counterterrorism agents in the years before the Sept. 11 attacks. Conservatives called for her ...
Jamie Gorelick For Attorney General??????
Pirate's Cove —
Hope! Change! Looking forward, not back! Changing the landscape of Washington! A new way of doing business! Obama’s asking you to Believe in his ability to bring real change to Washington. The kind of change that brings us back to the disasterous wall between law enforcement and intelligence (via Patterico)
As he prepares to take office, President-elect Barack Obama is relying on a small team of advisers who will lead his transition operation and help choose the members of a new Obama administration. Following is part of a series of profiles of potential members of the administration.
Name: Jamie Gorelick
Being considered for: Attorney general
Carries as ...
Obama Considering Controversial Figure for Attorney General
PoliGazette —
It was reported late Sunday evening that president-elect Barack Obama considers picking Jamie Gorelick as his Attorney General.
Gorelick is a controversial figure. Shortly after the report was published, conservative bloggers responded angrily, calling on the Republican minority in Congress to do everything in their power to prevent Gorelick from becoming the country’s Attorney General. If necessary, the filibuster should be used, these bloggers say.
The reason for their aggressive response is that Gorelick is considered the woman who erected the wall between the Department of Justice and FBI counterintelligence agents. She is the one ‘credited’ for ...
Jamie Gorelick For Attorney General??????
Stop The ACLU —
Hope! Change! Looking forward, not back! Changing the landscape of Washington! A new way of doing business! Obama’s asking you to Believe in his ability to bring real change to Washington. The kind of change that brings us back to the disasterous wall between law enforcement and intelligence (via Patterico ...
Insanity: Obama To Ship Club Gitmo Monsters to U.S. for Trial
JammieWearingFool —
Absolute lunacy . Talk about inviting terrorist strikes on the homeland. President-elect Obama's advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could require creation of a controversial new system of justice. During his campaign, Obama described Guantanamo as a "sad chapter in American history" and has said generally that the U.S. legal system is equipped to handle the detainees. But he has offered few details on what he planned to do once the facility is closed. If he thinks Club Gitmo is a sad chapter , ...
The NYT identifies Jamie Gorelick as potentially Obama's pick for Attorney General.
Althouse —
And provides this profile. Under the heading "Baggage": Her work at Fannie Mae, which had to be bailed out by the government in September as part of a $200 billion deal. Ms. Gorelick left the company just as it was coming under attack for huge accounting failures. She has also drawn criticism for her role at the Justice Department, in which she allegedly created an intelligence “wall” that hindered counterterrorism agents in the years before the Sept. 11 attacks. Conservatives called for her removal from the Sept. 11 commission, but her fellow members rallied around her and said critics were distorting her record. The criticism grew so heated that the F.B.I. investigated a death ...
The return of The Wall?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
The return of The Wall? posted at 9:45 am on November 10, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly The New York Times’ Eric Lichtblau takes a look at a potential Attorney General nominee in the nascent Barack Obama administration — and it’s a familiar face. Jamie S. Gorelick may be on Obama’s short list for AG, but she has been a familiar face during the Bush administration, too. Gorelick served under Janet Reno during the Clinton administration and played a critical role in blinding counterterrorism efforts prior to 9/11: Would bring to the job : A wide-ranging Washington résumé that spans corporate, legal and national security affairs. Ms. Gorelick ...
Crushing the hope of change?
Classical Values —
Crushing the hope of change? Please don't crush my hope so early, Mr. Obama. So pleads Ann Althouse , reflecting on a truly dreadful idea -- that Barack Obama might appoint Jamie Gorelick as Attorney General. While I didn't vote for Obama, I'm not the type to say inane things like "DON'T BLAME ME! I VOTED FOR MCCAIN!" Slogans like that annoy me. Barack Obama is my president just as much as anyone else's, and I have just as much of a right and a duty to opine on matters of national importance. So, what I will say is, simply, "Please, Mr. President Elect. Say it's not true!" Gorelick is a bad choice. By any reasonable standard, she simply has too much baggage. I've criticized Gorelick for this ...
