1996: Clinton Considered Jamie Gorelick for CIA Director

The Washington Post Archives | December 3, 1996 | John F. Harris

[nwrep]

WOMEN'S GROUPS SEEK ENTRY TO PRESIDENT'S INNER CIRCLE; GORELICK CONSIDERED FOR CIA

December 3, 1996

President Clinton faces a choice as he returns this week to the business of staffing his administration for a second term: He will either make history by appointing a woman to one of the top spots on his national security team, or risk sorely disappointing many of the very voters who provided his margin of victory in last month's election.

This ambivalence is playing itself out in the drama over whether Clinton will name U.N. Ambassador Madeleine K. Albright to be the first female secretary of state. While declining to make Albright's appointment a litmus test for Clinton, top women's advocates said they would regard it as a setback if Clinton does not name a woman to one of several vacancies in top national security jobs that historically have been the province of white men.

"It would be a real blow, and it would be fairly blatant," given how Clinton ran as an advocate for women, said Patricia Ireland, president of the National Organization for Women. "Foreign policy is a place where women really do need to make some breakthroughs."

Besides Albright, the woman cited most frequently by administration officials as likely for a top national security job is Deputy Attorney General Jamie S. Gorelick, who is being considered for CIA director.

[A. Morgan]

How much more will be uncovered about the Clintoons?

[iceskater]

I don't think I want to know anymore.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Well, we dodged a bullet on that one!

It was close. I bet the only reason Gorelick didn't get the appointment was that Clinton didn't like her name!

Things were pretty loose with Ole Bill at the helm. Remember the dingbat at DOE who wanted to de-classify everything and opened up the National Labs to touring Chinese?

[expatguy]

Kindly include a link when you post this kind of stuff.

[martin gibson]

"It would be a real blow, and it would be fairly blatant," given how Clinton ran as an advocate for women, said Patricia Ireland...

smirk...

[mabelkitty]

Clinton is stupid.
His wife was setting up her Presidency for 2004, and she made it so he would be nailed if caught.

She never thought her fortunes would have changed so drastically.

[EllaMinnow]

It was close. I bet the only reason Gorelick didn't get the appointment was that Clinton didn't like her name!

The whole history of the world would have been changed if only her name were Clintonlick.

[twigs]

I think the only reason we survived the Clinton years is the prayers of faithful people.

I could not agree more! And it's a reminder that we need to keep praying, praying without ceasing.

[Mo1]

Well Gosh Golly Gee .. ain't this just special

All I have to say is Thank God George W. Bush is President

Can you just imagine of it was Gore in office?

[nwrep]

I can't. This is from the archives.

[Miss Marple]

Well, another one of nwrep's golden oldies!!!! This is indeed frightening.

When people gripe about Tenet, let us ponder what might have been, if God had not spared us.

[woodyinscc]

Can you just imagine of it was Gore in office?

Can you imagine the box President Bush would have been in, if Gorelick was CIA director when he took office?

[iceskater]

OMG. Don't even go there.

[PhiKapMom]

This is mind boggling! Why is she on the 9-11 Commission? She needs to remove herself immediately but then she is a RAT so they play by different rules!

Thanks for the ping!

[mountaineer]

Gorelick, who is being considered for CIA director.

Other candidates considered but rejected: Angela Davis for attorney general, Charles Manson for FBI director and Larry, Moe and Curly for Joint Chiefs of Staff.

[montag813]

And we have Condi--what an incredible difference in competence.

Let's not get carried away.

[Howlin]

OMG is right!

It boggles the mind, doesn't it???

[mass55th]

I'm not sure if any of you have seen this web page titled: Who's Who on the 9/11 "Independent" Commission:

Click Here

Regarding Gorelick, it claims that she had a close personal relationship with George Tenet. After his testimony on Wednesday, I observed Jamie Gorelick to be kibbutzing with Tenet off to the side of the hearing room. It's as if as soon as he finished, she high-tailed it out of her seat to catch up with him before he left the room. There's been too many personal TV appearances of these Commissioners, not to mention too many conflicts of interest. This will go down in history as just another expensive government-run fiasco.

[syriacus]

Coming soon to a bookstore near you!!

Ms. Gorelick Builds Her Dream Wall

Foreword by Osama bin Laden. Afterword by Thomas Daschle. Finalword by Hillary Clinton. Critics are raving about the author's ability to maintain a truly palpable air of smiling lightheartedness, even after thousands of her fellow countrymen are killed. Mystery lovers will be thrilled to learn if the main character will try to erase her fingerprints and those of her friends.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Problem is.......three thousand americans did not survive the previous administration's incompetence, vileness, and corruption.

Add 168 from Oklahoma City, 86 from Waco, etc.