No question here, Kerik's their man

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What exactly qualifies this man for such a complicated and important job - beyond his blood-brother loyalty to Rudy Giuliani and lots of 9/11 TV time? Given the ga-ga tone of the early reaction in Washington, there's growing reason to wonder: Will any questions be asked at all? It's not like there isn't ripe territory for exploration. Acres of it, in fact.

Eventually, people will start to ask what Kerik actually accomplished at these various well-oiled stops. He came and went as police commissioner in less than two years. In that job, he mostly administered the policies of his two predecessors.

He stayed longer at Corrections. By the time he was done, the city jails system resembled nothing so much as a Republican patronage machine - complete with crony promotions, an off-the-books slush fund (thanks to nearly $1 million "rebates" from tobacco companies) and a ready army of public employees available to "volunteer" on a favored campaign.

The department got so politicized some Republicans were actually calling it "the sixth county organization." And please, don't get me started on Iraq. That's a whole column in itself. Kerik showed up in Baghdad, vowing to bring law-and-order to the local police. He left three months later, barely halfway through his promised term. He didn't even hang around for his farewell address. Does anyone really believe the job was done?




http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/columnists/ny-nyhen084074185dec08,0,1554631.column?coll=ny-ny-columnists

[BeyondGeography]

1. Those bureaucrats are going to hate Kerik

What does a hothead cop from NYC know about running a huge federal agency? He's got an authoritarian management style and he's in way over his head. Bad combination.

Another product of the doomed-to-burst 9/11 bubble.

[lapfog_1]

2. Think MIHOP and/or LIHOP

now, who would you want running the DHS? Someone who is a capable
manager and innovative thinker? Or someone who has clearly been
"Peter Principle'd" to the max? If you want it to happen again,
that is...

Come to think of it, the entire proposed second term team seem
to suffer from promotion to stations beyond their abilities and
resumes.

[No Mandate Here.]

3. ...and how about the bankruptcy to $ 6 Million stock sale?

The guy couldn't even pay for his haircuts, and listed them on his debit sheet. They pilloried Hillary for far less. At least she started with $ 100,000.

How did this happen?

[KoKo]

4. Newsday has been all over Kerik! Give it to the NYC Press they've been

quiet for too long. Now that they know they are "Blue" and know this Kerik jerk inside and out and where the dirty laundry is stored...watch 'em go at him! I love it! Isn't this the third article they have done?
Or maybe it's the second and the first one was the "Daily News." Whatever...I think they will get him good..and not wait for that "rag" the NYT's to ever get their butt in gear over it.