Ex-staffer holds ground as 'Memogate' unfolds

Washington Times ^ | 3/04/04 | Charles Hurt

[kattracks]

Manuel Miranda, a central figure in what has come to be known among Capitol Hill insiders as "Memogate" or "Mannygate," is not the sort of guy with whom you want to get into a dispute.

One month after being forced to resign over his role in viewing internal Democratic memos written by Senate Judiciary Committee staffers, Mr. Miranda is leading a spirited battle against Democrats he views as duplicitous and Republicans he sees as wimpy and unprincipled.

[LiteKeeper]

SPOTREP - MEMOGATE

[Paleo Conservative]

Too bad most of the Republican Senators on the committee don't have gonads like Mr. Miranda.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Is Miranda a Freeper? He'd fit in great here.

[edger]

I have this overwhelming sense I am being governed by crooked Democrats and Republican eunuchs.

[thoughtomator]

Don't get too overwhelmed... you'll have to get used to it.

[kimosabe31]

An early defector was Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, who hired Mr. Miranda in 2001.

Hatch is a vile worm-like creature. The only leadership he demonstrates is when gutless repubs are running for the tall grass. He is always in the lead.

[endthematrix]

"Asked if he had violated the rule sometimes taught to children about not reading other people's mail, Mr. Miranda replied: "My parents never taught me not to read other people's mail. They always read my mail."

Classic.

"The content of other memos is so incendiary, he said, "I may go to my grave with it because it would so damage the trust of the American people in their judicial system. I wouldn't reveal it, no matter what the partisan advantage." "

What little is left...

[highlander_UW]

I hope someone with guts and some clout steps forward to back this guy up.

[Mo1]

I gave credit to Hatch during the filibuster and thought he handled it pretty good .. but after reading about what happen to Miranda ... I take it all back

[EGPWS]

The Democratic documents show the close relationship between the party's Judiciary Committee members and liberal activist groups.

A documentary rerun which has been shown time and time again...

[abner]

Manuel PING!

[stylin19a]

The content of other memos is so incendiary, he said, "I may go to my grave with it because it would so damage the trust of the American people in their judicial system. I wouldn't reveal it, no matter what the partisan advantage."

How troubling does this sound ? He doesn't trust Americans with this info ?

Should this info be released ?

[Travis McGee]

Is Miranda a Freeper? He'd fit in great here.

You took the thought right out of my mind.

[Howlin]

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he was. And he does have some extra time on his hands now, thanks to these gutless wonders.

[rebel_yell2]

Meanwhile, he has become equally reviled among some Democrats.

"Manny is a lightning rod," said Joe Shoemaker, spokesman for Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat and member of the Judiciary Committee. "He has made himself a lightning rod."

While that has helped Mr. Miranda in battles over President Bush's judicial nominees, Mr. Shoemaker said, he has since "crossed from being a partisan fighter to having this scorched-earth approach."

Scorched-earth approach by a 'pubbie?' Now, isn't that refreshing? Where can I send my contribution to this patriot so that he can out the 'Rats using their own memos?

[Travis McGee]

Gutless is right. He catches the 'rats in treason, and he's thrown out of the boat by his own party. Amazing.

[Howlin]

Sometimes I wonder what WE are fighting for.

[txzman]

Truth Hurts Bump. Wish more Republican politicians had b*lls half as big.

[Kakaze]

" Asked if Senate Republicans were disloyal for abandoning Mr. Miranda over the snooping charges, she replied: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I think a lot of the Republicans who have spoken out against him had good intentions." "

What the hell kind of "good intention" is stifling justice?