Posted on 03/16/2011 11:20:02 PM PDT by Libloather
The Politics of Picking an FBI Director
By Evan Perez
March 16, 2011, 12:11 PM ET.
For a job designed to be apolitical, theres plenty of politics to consider as the Obama administration picks the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Mark Filip, deputy attorney general during the Bush administration, said one reason FBI Director Robert Mueller has many admirers in both political parties is that hes viewed as honest and non-political in handling sensitive national security and criminal investigations. Mr. Muellers 10-year term ends in early September.
Among the candidates being discussed, according to U.S. officials, are James Comey, former deputy attorney general in the Bush administration; Kenneth Wainstein, a former head of the Justice Departments national security division and Bush White House homeland security adviser; Patrick Fitzgerald, the top federal prosecutor in Chicago; and Merrick Garland, a federal judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals and a finalist for the Supreme Court vacancy in 2010.
Also mentioned are: Michael Mason, former senior FBI official whose candidacy is backed by an organization of current and former FBI agents; John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration and Mr. Muellers former deputy; and Jamie Gorelick, former Clinton deputy attorney general.
Mr. Garland is a Clinton appointee and is viewed as a moderate on the bench. Winning Senate confirmation as FBI director could ease his path for a future Supreme Court seat or as attorney general if President Barack Obama wins a second term.
Some of the potential picks are veterans of political battles.
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Odd how the MSM doesn't make a big scandal of this.../s
Not to worry - I'm sure she wants all agencies working together to take down the REAL terrorists... conservative American citizens....
Ewwww!
Other than that line, excellent post in #33, Syncro! ;-)
My video about Jamie Gorelick including an interview with Louis Freeh talking about how Able Danger was ignored.
How much do you really know about 911?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajxj_ka7FWE
Maybe we can call the Gorelick nomination - Probable Danger - eh?
How Chinagate Led to 9/11
By: Jean Pearce
http://archive.frontpagemag.com/Printable.aspx?ArtId=12894
Bill Clinton and Jamie Gorelick’s efforts to cover up connections with the Communist Chinese crippled intelligence gathering and helped terrorists kill thousands.
Is anyone surprised she’s on this Pres__ent’s list?
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