Posted on 09/13/2009 11:29:16 PM PDT by beagleone
The Obama Administration has named Jeffrey Bleich as US Ambassador to Australia. Does anyone have any dirt on him that would normally not be found in the mainstream media reports on his appointment?
I'm in Australia and I'm trying to research this lib.
Van Jones style dirt would be awesome but I'll settle for just super-lib stuff.
Thanks.
I don't think you are going to get Van Jones (birth name: Anthony Jones) style dirt on this guy.
He been in power circles too long.
http://www.law.com/images/128_pics/bleich_jeffrey2.jpg
Jeff Bleich, a senior lawyer from California who has known Mr Obama for 20 years
Since March, the 48-year-old lawyer has served as special counsel to the White House after taking leave from the San Francisco office of his legal firm Munger Tolles & Olson.
Mr Bleich has a strong background in law, foreign policy and support for social justice.
All I know is that I say his name every time I accidentally take a sip of one of my wife’s diet sodas.
Ya’ know what I mean?
Sorry to disappoint, but I served with Jeff on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California (@215,000 lawyers).
I was President and he was President-elect, but we served together for three full years.
I am a registered Republican, former Judge (Ronald Reagan appointee) and view myself as a moderate conservative.
Jeff and I voted almost identically on every issue we discussed for three years. We occaisionally disagreed as to how to word a position, but the differences were nuanced only and not policy differences.
Jeff Bleich is a wonderful human being, and Australia is lucky to have him, albeit for only three years and change.
I say that, because I believe that Obama will be a one term president based upon the many errors he has made and continues to make in his policy decisions, especially on Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestinian issues. He criticizes our friends and kisses up to our enemies. Jeff will have his hands full trying to convince Australians that Obama is good for Australia.
But, with Jeff Bleich the man, what you see is what you get. If you are looking for dirt, look somewhere else. you won't find it on him.
Thanks for the reply, that is actually nice to hear.
Shelly is correct, Jeff Bleich is a gentleman.
HOWEVER, during the time he (Bleich) served as co-chair of Obama’s national finance committee, $780,000.00 mysteriously left the Foundation of the State Bar of California.
As matters presently stand, prima facie evidence creates the appearance of a sophisticated financial scheme executed in 2008 involving Democratic party operatives James Brosnahan of Morrison & Foerster, Jeffrey Bleich , Assistant Attorney General Derek Anthony West (aka Tony West), Judy Johnson, Chris Young, as well as others to misuse the $780,000 originating from the California Bar Foundation by improperly transferring money from California Bar Foundation to Barack Obama’s coffers.
The Leslie Brodie Report offers coverage of this matter @
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