Jamie Gorelick in the Hot Seat

TAS ^ | 4/12/2004 | The Prowler

[swilhelm73]

Republican staffers on the 9-11 Commission are looking for a way to place commission member Jamie Gorelick before the body she sits on to explain the Clinton Justice Department's seeming lack of interest in counter-terrorism activities.

According to a Republican commission staffer, some are outraged at the continued leaks by Democrats on the commission, which are being coordinated to embarrass upcoming members of the Bush Administration set to testify before the commission.

The latest example was a memo from the spring of 2001 issued by the Department of Justice, with newly confirmed Attorney General John Ashcroft signing off on it. Ashcroft is scheduled to testify on Tuesday, April 13th. The memo, according to Democratic 9-11 staffers who leaked it late last week, shows that the Bush Justice Department did not have terrorism on their list of seven top priorities, which included corporate fraud prosecutions and civil rights protections.

What the Democratic staffers fail to mention is that those priorities were set by outgoing Attorney General Janet Reno, and reflect priorities that were put in place by former Deputy Attorney General Gorelick in her time at the Department.

"[Gorelick] knows better than anyone about what was going on at Justice in the later days of the Clinton Administration. She had close ties there," says the staffer. "In closed-door meetings she has defended the Clinton people. How can they claim that Ashcroft and his people could do much of anything six weeks into moving into the building?"

For months, Republican staffers have been warning the White House and Senate leadership about the Democratic political operatives on the 9-11 Commission, and their plans for election-year games with the fact-finding on the terrorist attacks. Yet the White House has been seemingly surprised by how politically charged the hearings have been.

Now Republican staffers would like to play some politics as well.

"Gorelick should be testifying during these hearings; she should not be up there creating the appearance she played no role in what happened on 9-11, because she definitely did," says the staffer. "The Clinton folks had eight years to do something about Bin Laden. They did nothing. The Bush people had eight months. You'd think judging by the hearings that it was the other way around. We have to hit back."

[swilhelm73]

One of the great questions we conservatives face is how to get our elected leaders to play the same kind of hardball politically the leftists do.

[justshutupandtakeit]

That is not the question. The question is how do we neutralize the RATmedia's 24/7 campaign of LIES. Until that question is answered we can do nothing but play catch-up.

[tkathy]

Out to lunch Republicans on the Commission don't help any.

[MamaLucci]

We have to hit back."

Better late than never.....get to it!

[prairiebreeze]

Yet the White House has been seemingly surprised by how politically charged the hearings have been.

Only in the authors dreams.....

Prairie

[freedom1st]

Freep the 9-11 Commission. Get Gorelick off the commission.

[Azzurri]

The aptly named Gorelick has been a thorn in our sides the past couple of weeks. There's no question this woman is a partisan hack. Republicans always get burned by trying to be too nice and fair.

[bray]

I was glad to see there were no complications in Slade Gordon's lobotomy!

Pray for W and The Truth

[hauerf]

Why is anybody surprised that "the White House" (ie, the very highest level Republicans) failed to anticipate Democrat politicization of this commission. Democrats ALWAYS politicize everything, and Republican leaders NEVER learn that Democrats politicize. Why do our leaders have to be so damned naive????

[usflagwaver]

I just wrote a "Letter to the Editor" at my local newspaper. Only time will tell if they publish it.

[John Lenin]

With a name like Jammie Gore-lick'r who would think she is a partisan RAT ?

[dead]

The Republicans will ask her to testify.

She'll say "No."

The Republicans will apologize for asking.

[nutmeg]

bttt

[FLCowboy,]

One of the great questions we conservatives face is how to get our elected leaders to play the same kind of hardball politically the leftists do.

It'll never happen. We conservatives have a sense of fair play, plus morals, which puts us at a distinct disadvantage.

[txrangerette]

Bob Kerrey, too...he vouched for
Clarke's credibility despite his
tell-all book & virtually offered
him a job, passed on Sean's tape
of Clinton(bin Laden offer) & was
horribly biased against Condi.

Disgraceful.

[Diogenesis]

GOTTA FREEP THIS- Today, America learned (though it will
probably NOT be revealed by the major media
FReepers should share their info tonight)
that previous Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick REFUSED
to take Former FBI Director Louis Freeh's recommendation to protect US citizens.

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"Back in September 1994, I recommended to Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick
that the DoJ strengthen investigative powers against suspected 'undesirable aliens,' accelerating
deportation appeal proceedings and limiting U.S. participation in a visa waiver pilot program under which 9.5 million foreigners entered the U.S. in 1994."
[Former FBI Director Louis Freeh]

GORELICK MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE COMMISSION NOW

Making a mockery of justice, Jamie Gorelick, who REFUSED to take Former FBI Director Louis Freeh's
recommendation to protect US citizens viciously questioned National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice
on Thursday, April 8, 2004, in Washington. Isn't that special?

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FREEP: Phone Commission at 202-331-4060
Email Commission at info@9-11commission.gov
Eleni121 spoke to the secreatry at the commission
whoshe stated that the best way to voice concern is in writing
--in the form of the email that is posted
but put Thomas Kean in the subject line.

DEMAND THAT GORELICK BE REMOVED!

info@9-11commission.gov

DONT FORGET - PUT THOMAS KEAN IN THE SUBJECT LINE

[murdoog]

There's no question this woman is a partisan hack

I have no problem with partisan hacks, as long as you have hacks from both parties to keep things balanced.

The problem with Gorelick is not her partisan bias. The problem is that she has strong ties to some of the people who are (or should be)being investigated.

[MHGinTN]

Gore-lick was planted on that commission by the dnc because the clinton sleaze has alot to protect in their past inactions ... which Gore-lick was a big part of. I wonder, do you suppose Gore-lick asked goreghoul anything about his failure to put any teeth in the commission he headed to strengthen airline security, security that improved not one wit while gorelick serviced that administration? Of course not! The dnc set out to play political games from the outset ... they don't give a damn about securing America or fighting terrorism, if it hampers their efforts to regain power over US. dnc power is all that the democrat commission members were there to improve, not our ability to fight terrorists better. The criminal enterprise dnc cares about as much about citizens getting killed by terrorists as they care about babies in the womb. NADA

[MHGinTN]

SHE should be investigated! SHE should be tesifying under oath! But then, oaths mean zero to democrats ... truth is fungible to democrats.

[Fledermaus]

Quit putting weak, spineless pinheads on Commissions like wimpy Gov. Kean and even wimpier Slade Gorton (or is it Slate Gordon...doesn't matter - he's a wuss).