Scarry article on the new Homeland Security Secretary Kerik

[demo dutch]

Kerik nomination is a ticking time bomb
December 3, 2004

Campaign bodyguard to Rudy Giuliani.

Errand boy for the Saudi royal family.

Energetic exploiter of Sept. 11th tragedy.

Tough-talking publicity-hound vowing to bring law and order to Iraq - then hightailing it out of there after a disastrous 14 weeks, leaving the place far less safe than he found it.

Oh, the bullet points on Bernie Kerik's real-life resume just go on and on. But is this really the guy we want standing between us and the terrorists?

George W. Bush apparently thinks so.

White House sources were saying last night that Kerik, the scandal-scarred former commissioner of the New York Correction and Police departments, will be named today to take Tom Ridge's job as head of homeland security.

For now, let's give the Bush folks the benefit of the doubt: Maybe they've been wowed by Kerik's shameless swing-state Kerry-bashing in Bush's behalf. ("I fear another attack, and I fear that attack with ... Senator Kerry being in office responding to it.")

Maybe they've been bullied by Giuliani's bulldog lobbying for a loyal business buddy and after-hours pal. ("OK, Karl," you can almost hear Rudy say, "I won't be attorney general, but you gotta take Bernie at homeland security!")

Or maybe it's just that the FBI background check isn't back from the field.

Whatever the reason, the White House personnel office really ought to ask some probing questions around New York. You can bet they'll get an earful of heads-up about this hard-charging, thick-necked, shaved-head lightweight.

read further...

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/politics/ny-nyhen034063947dec03,0,2450252.column

[NJCher]

1. it just astonishes me

It seems the pit of low-character "candidates" (read thieves) for bush's cabinet knows no end.


Cher

[mhr]

2. Birds Of A Feather Flock Together

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[Leilani]

3. Well, Ted Kennedy said he's great & his nomination will sail thru

Also, Chuck Schumer said Kerik will give more attention to large cities, & places facing real terror threats....diverting money away from rural areas.

Hillary Clinton, yesterday, gave a thumb's up.

Seems the Dems like Bernie!

[Maccagirl]

4. The mainstream media are certainly wearing

the kneepads over this. Sickening.

[bluedeminredstate]

5. Didn't you get the memo?

They don't do actual investigating or what used to be called "reporting" - you know, digging up facts and seeing if the truth was being told.
They now are glorified teleprompter readers and in some cases, they actually take notes (!!) When the WH speaks so it can be read out across their network. Those notetakers are the real hard working ones - imagine writing down what Scott McClellan says then saying it on camera!
:eyes:

[Stinky The Clown]

6. None of this is the least bit true ... none of it.

The fact is, Ghouliani and he had a falling out and Il Ghoul wanted to fire him. Chimpus Khan said "Nah. I like 'im. He's dumber than I am. I'll give him a job."

It is also true that because of this, Il Ghoul is relieved of paying his severance pay.

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