Jennifer Rubin writes at The Washington Post: “On Wednesday, Obama shed any pretense of bipartisanship in making six recess appointments. As were his previous recess appointments, this batch included two individuals whose records are so controversial that they could not obtain confirmation even with 59 Democratic senators. ...
“The most egregious appointment is undoubtedly James Cole, installed as the deputy attorney general. There were good reasons why he could not secure Senate confirmation. The Web site Main Justice explained that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R.-Ala.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has strenuously objected to Cole's controversial stance on the War on Terror, which Cole expressed in a 2002 op-ed. ...
“Debra Burlingame, co-founder of Keep America Safe and the sister of a pilot slaughtered on 9-11, tells me via email, ‘Cole filed a brief on behalf of Prince Naif in which he derided the basis of the families' lawsuit as pure fantasy. One hopes that was Cole, the advocate, rather than representative of his personal point of view.’ She bluntly observes that ‘his remarks, less than one year after 9/11, comparing Wahabbi-inspired terrorism to the drug trade or lone nut McVeigh are, to me, disqualifying. He's dreadful.’ ” Story
What are your thoughts on the Cole appointment? Should terrorists be tried as criminals or terrorists? Holder's still trying to figure out how to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammad.
Do you believe in a world court (international law) or the U.S. Constitution?
