[eeriegeno]

Along with Gorelick, I also can't understand how Ben-Venista and Kerry got on this committee? All three are highly partisan and had a stake in the Clinton administration, which is being investigated here?????

[BillyCrockett]

"Along with Gorelick, I also can't understand how Ben-Venista and Kerry got on this committee? All three are highly partisan and had a stake in the Clinton administration, which is being investigated here?????"

True, but I get the sense that it's all SO OBVIOUS that many dems are getting nervous. It won't sit well with most of America either, I don't think.

[jonno]

I also can't understand how Ben-Venista and Kerry got on this committee?

I think this is more of the "rope-a-dope " strategy. The administration, as Dr. Rice so admirably displayed, was indeed at the helm. But indeed they WERE blind-sided.

Put BenV. Gorelick, and Kerry on the commission, let them flail around, expend a bunch of political capital, and discover (hopefully along with the 'mercan people), that there is no "there", there.

[plain talk]

Along with Gorelick, I also can't understand how Ben-Venista and Kerry got on this committee? All three are highly partisan and had a stake in the Clinton administration, which is being investigated here?????

I understand how they were recommended for the committee since the Dem and Republican leaders each selected commission members for each side. What I don't understand is how our side allowed the rules for formulation of the commission to allow dems to select anybody they wanted without any veto power by the Republcians (and vice-versa). This is a major Republican screw-up IMO. But now that it's done, our side should be educating the people about these members and discrediting the dems on the commission BEFORE the report is issued.

[plain talk]

here's more on how it happened:

I found this at http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/wot/sept11/911commission.html
"... The New York Times reported, “The accord called for a panel of 10 private citizens of "national recognition" with backgrounds in public service, law enforcement, commerce and foreign affairs. Four would be appointed by Democratic leaders in the House and Senate and four by Republican leaders. One co-chairman would be appointed by the president, and a second co-chairman by the Democratic leader of the Senate in consultation with his counterpart in the House.”