Posted on 11/09/2008 6:29:16 PM PST by Comparative Advantage
As he prepares to take office, President-elect Barack Obama is relying on a small team of advisers who will lead his transition operation and help choose the members of a new Obama administration. Following is part of a series of profiles of potential members of the administration.
The New Team A series of profiles of potential members of the Obama administration.
Name: Jamie Gorelick
Being considered for: Attorney general
Would bring to the job: A wide-ranging Washington résumé that spans corporate, legal and national security affairs. Ms. Gorelick (pronounced Guh-REH-lick) was the No. 2 official at the Justice Department in the Clinton administration, from 1994 to 1997, and if chosen would be the second woman to be named attorney general, following her former boss, Janet Reno. Ms. Gorelick would also bring corporate experience to an Obama administration at a time of financial crisis.
Is linked to Mr. Obama by: Deep contacts in Democratic circles and a background in civil rights. But Ms. Gorelick backed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primaries and contributed early on to her campaign, which could work against her as a contender. She contributed $10,000 to Mr. Obama’s presidential political action committee in August, after his nomination was all but assured.
In her own words: “You know someone respected you if they called you ‘sir,’ ” Ms. Gorelick said, alluding to the glass ceiling at the Pentagon, where she worked as general counsel in the 1990s. “ ‘Ma’am’ is what you call your mom.”
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We’re gonna get nuked.
At least the dems will own it lock stock and barrel.
She is competent when it comes to cover ups. Obama was funded by those who are behind the current meltdown. His $600 million obviously came from people with big money with big crimes to hide. This will keep the Justice Department from investigating any real crimes, so a lot of crooks will be off the hook. Indeed, this could be the main rationale behind an Obama presidency - get Gorelick to run the Justice Department and cover for the criminals.
You gotta be shit*ig Me!
This is going to be the most viciously partisan and most corrupt administration the country has ever seen.
I didn't think that it was possible to have those two words in the same sentence.
after looking the other way while the books were cooked to facilitate fat bonus checks for herself
stunning
this is truly a nation gone mad
I just had to repeat your comments!
The more things change ... ;-(
It may be time to go underground.
If I remembered how to do the sarcasm thing I would have...
Thanks for underscoring the irony of that sentence.
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ALL Clinton scum.
We are completely and utterly SCREWED
This is satire, right???
If that were the philosophy he were following, he wouldn't be selecting these people. These aren't OUR friends, but they ARE his!!
bump
Oh boy! The “Lounge” will be full beyond capacity tonight.
He's trying to sell them all on the idea that she can take her shot at it in 2016, since Plugs will hang it up like Cheney did this time around. Barry fears the Clintons way more than he fears Republicans at this point in time.
This is making me sick to my stomach.
But maybe I shouldn’t be shocked. It’s the Chicago way.
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