[SwatTeam]

I remember him from the early days of the Whitewater investigations. I think he will make a very good Sec of HS. And after reading the following synopsis, I'm even more in favor of him.

[prairiebreeze]

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This ought to be interesting, LOLOL

[angkor]

Chertoff was the first person ever to mention The Lippo Group in a public hearing (while questioning Webb Hubbell), which caused Al Damato and Paul Sarbanes to go instantly ballistic.

That of course led to years of investigations and coverups about Chinese political contributions and the selling of American missle technology to the PLA (People's Liberation Army), among many other things.

In retrospect I believe Chertoff was fishing with Hubbell, taking what he knew to be an isolated single fact (Hubbell's $200,000 Lippo retainer) and looking for some sort of reaction. He got one. Chertoff was the guy who dropped the bomb.

[bjs1779]

I remember him from the early days of the Whitewater investigations. I think he will make a very good Sec of HS. And after reading the following synopsis, I'm even more in favor of him.

I just saw him on the news a bit ago. I sure hope he feels better then he looks. He doesn't look like normal aging to me.

I liked him in the Whitewater hearings, but he tended to be monotonous when the witness facing him didn't need to be treated like that.

[nopriest]

not to be rude....your screen name says it all....either you are an officer with wyatt earp syndrome or a night watchman who has delusions of becoming an officer of the LAW. how any rational man could find promise in this prospective homeland security sec. ( by the way the term is an oxymoron; as the whitehouse would have us understand it) is beyond me. the man has written papers to basicly have the miranda act repealed; see Chavez v. Martinez and has used his APPOINTED POSITIONS FOR PERSONAL GAIN..1980-1983 Associate, Latham & Watkins
1994-1996 US Special Counsel for Whitewater Committee
1994-2001 Partner, Latham and Watkins.... not to mention he claims to be part of one of the worst pieces of legislation ever framed.... the actual homeland security act being the worst.... you go right ahead and espouse this constitution eater....but know full well he is another taking us one step closer to the jackboots his predecessors have sized us for.