Watergate Redux

This came as a Scooty Libby to me,  I had forgotten that both Hillary Clinton (House) and Fred Thompson(Senate) had both worked as staff lawyers on Watergate.   As they are potential rivals for the presidency, a comparison their Watergate careers is at least interesting.

Thompson is reported to have authored the key question of Watergate:

He was responsible for Baker’s asking one of the questions that is said to have led directly to the downfall of President Richard Nixon—”What did the President know, and when did he know it?”

In contrast, Mrs. Clinton Watergate performance seems less than distinguished . Clarice Feldman, the sharp tack. at American Thinker, links to  Sigmund, Carl and Alfred:

Jerry Zeifman was the Democrats’ general counsel chief of staff of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation. In a WSJ piece, reviewed and summarized Hilary Clinton’s performance as a staff member:

Hillary Clinton violated House and committee rules by disclosing confidential information to unauthorized persons.

More than a few of the legal procedures she recommended were ethically flawed.

In one written legal memorandum, she advocated denying President Nixon representation by counsel.

Ms Clinton proposed that the committee should neither 1) hold any hearings with or take the depositions of any live witnesses, nor 2) conduct any original investigation of Watergate, bribery, tax evasion, or any other possible impeachable offense of President Nixon. Instead, the committee should rely on prior investigations conducted by other committees and agencies.

Ms Clinton also advocated that the official rules of the House be amended to deny members of the committee the right to question witnesses.

Jerry Zeifman decided that he could not recommend her for any position of public or private trust.

Thompson has spent a good portion of his career battling for justice and fighting power.   In stark contrast, Mrs. Clinton has spent her time fighting justice and amassing personal power

Last, what you have to like about Fred is that he looks and sounds like a president. video.  as opposed to Mrs Clinton who only sounds like a socialist, video.