Wednesday, October 10, 2007

It Takes One to Know One

I just read that Gonzales has hired a defense attorney. He'll need one. Here's some info about the guy he hired -- he's perfect for the job:

George J. Terwillger III, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of White & Case LLP, an international law firm and was listed among the top contenders to replace Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress. (No shit!) Gonzales resigned August 27, 2007, and will leave office on September 17, 2007.

A former U.S. Attorney for Vermont and Deputy U.S. Attorney General (1991-93) in the George H.W. Bush administration, Terwilliger specialized in white-collar crime and terrorism. (I'll bet he did!) Mr. Terwilliger was also in charge of all Justice Department operations (So...he must know what incompetence looks like!), including crisis response, such as the civil unrest in Los Angeles in 1992. On policy matters, he was a principal in the highest councils of government charged with addressing the broad array of legal policy issues arising in the Executive Branch. (I suspect that that's code for, "He's been helping Bush and Cheney with their coup d'etat for years.)

Terwilliger was a leader of President George W. Bush's legal team during the Florida election recount. (Yep, coup d'etat!) He was an advisor to the Bush-Cheney Transition and counselor to designated cabinet and other prospective appointees. (Yep, even more so!) In 2003, Terwiller co-founded Americans for a Better Country (Dear God in Heaven, what do you suppose THAT organization is all about???) with Frank J. Donatelli, former Ronald Reagan White House political director (Figures!) and secretary and treasurer of the Young America's Foundation (aka, "The Hitler Youth"), and Craig Shirley, president and CEO of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs.

[From: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_J._Terwilliger_III]