Why did the only woman (who happens to be a Democrat)

[Lindsey]

on the 9/11 commission recuse herself from asking questions? This PISSES ME OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[smiley_glad_hands]

1. She was deputy attorney general in the clinton administration.

I think Louis Freeh was planning to throw everthing back into her face right or wrong and create a spectacle. Smart move on her part--IMO.

[senseandsensibility]

2. I was disappointed too

but I think she did it to avoid fireworks, and I think she succeeded. No one really scored any points against the Clinton administration.

[dsc]

3. she was nominally Freeh's boss

which would be problematic.

[peacetalksforall]

4. This is protocal...

Anything she could have said could be labeled conflict of interest (and, of course, subsequently become fodder for spinning by the right). This was the appropriate thing to do. She was in the meetings with Freeh.

Notice however, that Zelikow (sp?) did not recuse himself from serving on the Committee. There have been many threads on this.

[jackstraw45]

5. What pisses me off is

that she's the ONLY woman on the commission.

She did the right thing to recuse herself.

Scalia should take notes.