Democrats (And Sen. Orrin Hatch) rally to Gorelick's defense

Washington Times ^ | 4/16/04 | Charles Hurt and Joyce Howard Price

[kattracks]

Congressional Democrats yesterday defended Jamie S. Gorelick's position on the September 11 commission, one day after a leading House Republican called for her resignation.

Several top Democratic leaders cited the continued support of Commission Chairman Thomas H. Kean, the former Republican governor of New Jersey, in stating their support for Ms. Gorelick.

[Paleo Conservative]

Hatch has gone native. He is a prime example of why we need term limits.

[gortklattu]

Hatch was also a wimp during the impeachment. Why does he cater to the liberals?

[Pukin Dog]

The liberals OWN Orrin Hatch. Hatch is a phony. He has dirt in his closet that the Liberals will use against him if they need to.

[Quicksilver]

Hatch is clueless. It's not about defending Gorelick, it's about the credibility of the Commission, what little there is left of it.

[vbmoneyspender]

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, who is Mr. Sensenbrenner's counterpart in the Senate, defended Ms. Gorelick. "I know and respect Jamie Gorelick," he said. "I trust she will do the right thing regarding any conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest regarding her continuing service on the 9/11 commission."

In fairness to Hatch, that is not a defense. In fact, that can fairly be read as him implicitly suggesting that she step down given that she not only has a conflict but she is actually a witness who is going to have to testify before the commission. BTW, if that happens, I wonder if we will be treated to the spectacle of Kean allowing her to ask a question of herself from the commission bench and then running down to the witness table so that she can then answer the question she just posed to herself.

[AUH2OY2K]

Kean is a RINO. Hatch is gunning for a Supreme Court nomination. nuff said

[MamaLucci]

..."I know and respect Jamie Gorelick," he said. "I trust she will do the right thing regarding any conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest regarding her continuing service...

All I want to know is, are the DNC photos of Orin with a live boy, a dead girl, or a goat?

[antceecee]

Sounds like Hitlery's FBI docs got to him.....
I am so disappointed. I finally changed my party affiliation to Republican this week. I'm leaving one party to encounter the same happy horsesh*t in the other!
ARRGHHHH!!!

[MamaLucci]

The liberals OWN Orrin Hatch. Hatch is a phony. He has dirt in his closet that the Liberals will use against him if they need to.

If that's the case, and it appears that it is, why doesn't the GOP just out him themselves and get RID of the SOB??

[sheik yerbouty]

He seems to be having an ongoing "out of mind experience". His friendship with "The Swimmer" may account for his apparent possesion. Perhaps an excorcism is needed.

[little jeremiah]

"Gone native" - LOL!!

I can't even bear to read the article.

WHERE'S THE HOOK? Drag the fool off the stage. He nauseates me. Simpering little gutless pansy. Why doesn't a real conservative run against him?

Or even a real man?

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

I think some people need to re-read the quote before they bury the Hatch. I didn't read it as a defense at all. Just a statesman's way of saying "if these things are true and there's a conflict of interest, I trust she'll step down."

At worst, it's a little mealy-mouthed. But it certainly isn't a defense.

[Pukin Dog]

There are MANY dirty Republican Senators. Hatch would not go down alone.

[jerry639]

Use to have a lot of respect for Senator Hatch but he has been subjected to the slimy Dims, like Kennedy, for so long he is now total ineffective and needs to be replaced. Gorelick is on the commission for one reason, to make sure Clinton doesn't come out looking bad and to help make it look like everything is President Bush's fault. When those of us that know the truth start complaining, it seems like there is always a Rino that comes out in support of the Dims, so nothing is ever done about it. The Dims, some Rinos and the media seem to be hell bent on getting Pres. Bush out of the White House and care less how they get the job done. Many of us complain, send emails and make calls but it seems nobody is listening. Everyday there is Kerry, Kennedy and a host of their supporters on tv, a book a week bashing the President, the new lie for the day being told. It is so disgusting. The media speaks kinder of a hardened criminal than they do of the President. I will be there in November to cast my vote for President Bush, if I have to crawl to the polls to do so, but I have to admit it gets very frustrating at times to listen to all the accusations and lies that are told on a daily basis.

[MamaLucci]

You know, I KNOW that's true....hell, it's what kept the lying, thieving pervert in the oval office, isn't it. It's just so depressing.

[river rat]

"All I want to know is, are the DNC photos of Orin with a live boy, a dead girl, or a goat?"

Orin Hatch, a blustering bag of fetid air --- was photographed with a "blow up partner".
.....and the rumor is, he squats to pee..

He is long overdue to leave positions of trust..

Semper Fi

[MamaLucci]

Hatch, in particular, makes me physically ill.

[I_dmc]

If you were certain there would be a cry to form a "9/11 Committee" and you were also certain the outcome would be to blast your adminstration, you might wish to be able to easily dismiss the effort as "partisan". How would you do that? Hmm. A headline forms in a vision, "Unamed source says WH fears Gorelick may be named to Commission".

[Lancey Howard]

Hatch, naturally, sides with the scumbag Democrats to defend that pig Gorelick, the one person clearly documented as the person most responsible for the security boondoggle that allowed the terrorist murder of over 3,000 American citizens.

When is Hatch up for reelection? I am sick of that guy.

[Dick Vomer]

Hatch has gone native. He is a prime example of why we need term limits.

Dang those FBI files DOcome in handy when the National Socialist Democrat Party needs them.

[Ken H]

"I know and respect Jamie Gorelick," he said. "I trust she will do the right thing regarding any conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest regarding her continuing service on the 9/11 commission."

In fairness to Hatch, that is not a defense. In fact, that can fairly be read as him implicitly suggesting that she step down given that she not only has a conflict but she is actually a witness who is going to have to testify before the commission.

Agreed. I admit, though, that I had to read the quote a few times before I put down my shoe.

BTW, if that happens, I wonder if we will be treated to the spectacle of Kean allowing her to ask a question of herself from the commission bench and then running down to the witness table so that she can then answer the question she just posed to herself.

LOL! I guess it would be in keeping with the farce this Commission has been so far.

[ScaniaBoy]

"It's hard to see how she can review systemic failures in intelligence, when she held a high-ranking position in the prior administration and played a role in intelligence matters," Mr. Turley said yesterday. "Not only is there a strong suggestion of conflict [of interest], there is an overwhelming appearance of conflict."

What is so difficutl to understand about this?

Either Ms Goerlick resigns, or she is removed. A Committee of this importance cannot be tainted with even the least suspicion of bias.

And that is why Kissinger et al should have been on the commission instead of the party-hacks that fill the chairs now.

Apparently the GOP is in need of multiple spine-transplants. They leave the whole fight to President Bush and his administration while the Dems are using every ruse in the book and some that aren't even there.

[Lancey Howard]

I think the situation with this pathetic "9-11 Commission" has reached critical mass. Within the next couple of days, Bush HAS GOT TO ANNOUNCE, loudly and publicly, that he no longer has confidence that the commission can perform its duties in a competent and nonpartisan manner. Here - - I'll help Dubya out with his Saturday afternoon press release:

"After observing the inconsistent and seriously flawed testimony of one important witness who apparently had a book to sell, the partisan sniping at another witness who is one of my most trusted advisors, and now the overwhelming conflict of interest represented by the continued participation on the commission by a person now revealed to be a key player in the national security lapses which led to 9-11, I have concluded that the commission's credibility is damaged beyond repair and its usefulness is in doubt.

"Unfortunately, the hearings have devolved into an election-year witch-hunt. The commission was supposed to provide guidance and recommendations for preventing future attacks, but has instead turned into a disappointing blame-game of finger-pointing and political grandstanding.

"The victims and families of the September 11th terrorist attacks deserve better.

"It is with deep regret that I hereby announce that, due to a loss of confidence in the integrity and nonpartisanship of the commission, my administration will have no further contact with the commission and will no longer support its work.

"Shortly, I will convene a new panel of military, FBI, and intelligence experts to investigate the security breaches and inadequacies that allowed the terrorist murder of over 3,000 of our citizens on that fateful day in 2001. Additionally, and most importantly, the new panel will be tasked with making solid and practical recommendations for better protecting our nation from future attacks. The investigation will be thorough, and the investigation will be conducted away from public display, though not from public scrutiny. I will ask that the investigation be completed, and the final report ready for public release in its entirety, no later than August 1st of this year.

"Thank you, and may God bless America."

[Ken H]

Apparently the GOP is in need of multiple spine-transplants.

Ex NJ Governor Thomas "I Will Leave No Stone Unturned" Kean has been unhelpful, IMO.

Lehman is the only one with a spine on that commission. Has he made any comments about Gorelick?

[Graymatter]

>>Hatch was also a wimp during the impeachment. Why does he cater to the liberals?

He doesn't really. It's ventriloquism.

[John Lenin]

The whole commission is a farce.

[daddyOwe]

I think Orin has his pen and paper out and is jotting down lyrics everyday. A new song in the making for him. Widows and the Widow makers. Don't Download Me.

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1117985/posts
The Ghost(s) in the New Machine- Gorelick, old Clinton "stuff," and more-
various FR links | 04-15-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1117579/posts
GORELICK GATE: Developing...
various FR links | 04-14-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

[ScaniaBoy]

Yes, unfortunately he (Lehman) has supported her.

I made the point in another thread that it might be that they are all very polite to her, to make it easier for her to resign gracefully. However, the more I hear, the more I doubt it.

[rrrod]

Hatch has gone over the top! this guy needs his meds

[patj]

Geoffrey Hazard Jr., a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, said criticism of Ms. Gorelick's position on the September 11 panel is overblown. "It was well known she'd been deputy attorney general [during the Clinton administration]. And if that was so awful, it should have been awful from Day One," when she was named to the commission, said Mr. Hazard.

Following this to it's logical conclusion, once a mistake is made you can never correct it. What are the hearings for except to correct mistakes?

[kcvl]

Jamie S. Gorelick, "Recognizing Conflicts of Interest", 36 The Practical Lawyer 71 (1990)

[onyx]

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, who is Mr. Sensenbrenner's counterpart in the Senate, defended Ms. Gorelick.
"I know and respect Jamie Gorelick," he said. "I trust she will do the right thing regarding any conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest regarding her continuing service on the 9/11 commission."




Sometimes, I'd like to knock that melon head of Orrin's
right off his shoulders. This is one of those times.

[RedEyeJack]

The Democrats must have something on Hatch. He acts like a man afraid of being "outed" if he doesn't toe the line. I don't have very good gay-dar but he makes my detector activate whenever I see him... Was his FBI record one of those that the Livingstone and Nusbaum had? By the way, I am surprised that Nusbaum isn't on the 9/11 commission.

[ballplayer]

I think there is an FBI file on Hatch showing him dressed in womens clothing

[discipler]

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, who is Mr. Sensenbrenner's counterpart in the Senate, defended Ms. Gorelick. "I know and respect Jamie Gorelick," he said. "I trust she will do the right thing regarding any conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest regarding her continuing service on the 9/11 commission."

That is Orin Hatch to a T. He's not much help when you're in a pinch.

[TomGuy]

However, the staffer said, he didn't expect them to express much outrage over the situation until they return next week after a recess

What was the last scandal that Republicans came out on top of? The Judicial memogate? No. The Dems memo on how to attack GWB after the 911 Committee report? No.

The Congressional Republicans are the most neutered and useless bunch of do-nothings. But, who's to blame? The voters who keep sending them back to Congress.

My prediction: Gorelick will remain on the Commission, will become a victim of the VRWC, [sniffle, teardrop alert, Kleenex brigade, poor Ms Gorelick is being treated so mean], and will fulfill her purpose in cleansing the Clinton years of much fallout.

The 911 Commission has become a farce.

[11th Earl of Mar]

Orin Hatch is such a p#ssy.

The sooner he leaves the senate the better. He is worse than RINOs like Spector.

Arlen Spector does not even claim to be conservative. Hatch does, yet every time he is pressed on an issue, he folds like a cheap ironing board.

[alnick]

"I know and respect Jamie Gorelick," he said. "I trust she will do the right thing regarding any conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest regarding her continuing service on the 9/11 commission."

This doesn't look like a statement supporting Gorelick. He said he trusts she will do the right thing (resign) regarding any conflict of interest or appearance of same.

[onyx]

I think there is an FBI file on Hatch showing him dressed in womens clothing.




LOL-LOL-LOL
LOL-LOL-LOL

[Shane]

I could not agree with you more. Hatch is an embarrassment, But I wonder, why is it that I ALWAYS read Democrats come to so and so's defense, but rarely read Republicans come to someone's defense? Can the Republicans really fail to understand how politics work? Unfortunately I'm afraid that they will never be able to take the gloves off and engage in down and dirty hard core political tactics. And that will constantly have them on the defensive.

[Just mythoughts]

"I know and respect Jamie Gorelick," he said. "I trust she will do the right thing regarding any conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest regarding her continuing service on the 9/11 commission."


"The liberals OWN Orrin Hatch. Hatch is a phony. He has dirt in his closet that the Liberals will use against him if they need to."


IT is time to clean the "CLOSET" with bleach if necessary. OLD ORRIN needs to be flushed out of his position of giving aid and comfort to our homegrown enemies.

[Liz]

I don't know about Hatch, but this is what a search for cross-dressers turned up.

"Tee hee. This is the real me."

[Puddleglum]

Old Orrin wants to be a Supreme Court Justice and won't say anything bad about a Dem anymore.

[cynicom]

Lets hear it one more time here on FR from the republican cheerleaders as to why we need more republicans in congress.

[ought-six]

Now there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the Dems have something on Hatch. Photos of him engaged in some, well...act? Tapes of him calling a 900# line for...compahionship? I have no idea what they have, but they've got to have something. Hatch has got to go. Come on, Utah! Dump this guy!

[ought-six]

What disgusts me is that there are Repubs who will come to the defense of a Dem, but there is never a Dem who comes to the defense of a Repub. Now, why is that, do you think?

[Unicorn]

Sounds like Orrin is in the scotch again.

[CaptRon]

Good ol' Uncle Orrin equivocates again.