So much for the Democrats looking for fairness in Washington

Have you ever heard of Elliot Mincberg, legal director of the liberal lobbying group People for the American Way? NO? Well allow me ro pass along a little background.

Mr. Mincberg has been the liberal's political pitbull for year. He has done more damage to traditional American culture and conservative issue than most any other activist.

Now his liberal legal tactics and extremism are being put to better use ( WSJ membership may be needed to view).

"For the past six years, the Justice Department has brushed off the concerns of Elliot Mincberg, legal director of the liberal lobbying group People for the American Way. Now, however, his queries could well come with a subpoena.

On Jan. 17, Mincberg started a new job, heading a brand new unit at the Democratic-run House Judiciary Committee: oversight and investigations. “The time is long past due for much needed oversight of the administration in general and the Department of Justice in particular,” the committee chairman, Rep. John Conyers (D., Mich.), said in a statement. He promised an emphasis on “constitutional and civil rights issues.”

Mincberg’s Oversight and Investigations Unit already has one former federal prosecutor on staff, and expects to hire three or four additional attorneys. Earlier today, he helped put together his first hearing, on President Bush’s practice of appending statements that qualify his view of the scope of bills he signs. Next up: a dispute over committee access to confidential orders issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court regarding the administration’s use of wiretaps in counterterrorism operations. So much for the democrats promises to bring back bi-partisan rule. As you may remember, the dem's mantra during the general election is how the republicans have used & abused not only the house mority but the people in general. "

Let's see how far Mr. Mincberg's leadership helps to rectify these perceived wrongs.

ELLIOT MINCBERG: Former Vice President and Legal Director of People For the American Way (PFAW), a national organization with more than 600,000 members and supporters that works to promote and protect civil rights, civil liberties, public education, and a fair and independent judiciary. Mincberg directs much of PFAWs work on judicial nominations, and has frequently spoken and written on the subject, including in the national media. He was formerly a partner at the Washington, DC law firm of Hogan and Hartson, where he specialized in education and other litigation. He received his law degree magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1977.