President Bush Appoints Lanny Davis, Ted Olson to Privacy Oversight Panel

The White House ^ | Friday, June 10, 2005 | Press Release

[kristinn]

Well, as a fellow Yalie, Lanny has been quite charitable in his comments about President Bush.

[Coop]

Lanny is despised on this forum, but you're right about that. I'll give Lanny credit for something else as well. He at least has the guts to go on places like Hannity's radio show and defend his views. He doesn't hide behind the protective media cloak like so many others.

[MJY1288]

What is this oversight panel going to do

[Sonny M]

Lanny Davis made his name warning Al Gore about Bush, telling them (and screaming at them) that the guy isn't dumb, its an act and they are going to underestimate him and lose.

They didn't listen, not so ironically, he tried to warn the Kerry campaign, they also didn't listen.

[Gefreiter]

Honestly, at first glance I thought it read, "President Bush Appoints Lenny Kravitz" to something-or-other.

[Congressman Billybob]

Lanny Davis is highly educated but otherwise typical trial lawyer scum. If his lips are moving, he is lying. As a fellow Yalie, I condemn President Bush for appointing Davis to any position other than toilet attendant at the Lincoln Memorial.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "Hunting the Great White ... Minivan"

[babaloo]

Does this take Lanny out of the talking head Democrat go-to list? I would think it does.

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Does this take Lanny out of the talking head Democrat go-to list? I would think it does.

Yup. It moves him right to the insiders leaking list.

[babaloo]

Cool. A step up!

[kristinn]

D.C. is an incestuous town. Especially at the higher end of the D.C. bar.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Think Orwell.

[Tacis]

Lanny is a lying, shifty scumbag. There is no question or issue where his position can't be predicted. He will ALWAYS answer with the pro-Clinton, anti-American side. He might not be as weaselly obnoxious as Begala or Emanuel or McAuliffe, but the result is ALWAYS the same!! Lanny will ALWAYS mouth the crapweasel talking points for the day. He is incapable of independent or honest thought!!

[watsonfellow]

lanny davis has been ext complimentary towards bush these long years

he has kept his differences with the president on a policy and not a personal level

[kristinn]

The release doesn't say. I suppose it's to ensure our rights aren't being violated in the war on terror.

[monkeywrench]

Replace the aclu?

[newsgatherer]

The President intends to appoint Lanny J. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Mr. Davis is currently a Partner with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP in Washington, D.C. He served as Special Counsel to the President at the White House from 1996 to 1998.

What?

[Peach]

I realize that Lanny Davis knows President Bush and doesn't speak badly about him publicly.

However, as part of the Clinton administration, which REGULARLY invaded citizen's privacy, I find it disturbing that Davis was appointed to this Commission. VERY disturbing.

[My2Cents]

What is this oversight panel going to do

It's so private, they can't tell us.

[My2Cents]

LOL

[Final Authority]

Lanny Davis is scum of the Earth. The President is letting in thieves to his den. We lost the war on terrorism over the Koran and now we lost the war of ideology.

Why did we elect this guy, GWB, if he would do these things? Time to find a new political party.