Posted on 11/19/2008 10:28:26 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Several media sources are reporting that Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-Elect Barack Obama’s top choice to become Secretary for Homeland Security.
The 50-year-old has been Arizona’s governor since 2003.
Wednesday in her weekly media briefing, she was asked if she was interested in a position in Obama's administration, to which she replied "I'm not campaigning for any new job."
In 2007, she signed legislation to penalize employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
Napolitano is a graduate of Santa Clara University and the University of Virginia Law School.
She is a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona.
That’s a great line, 2ndDivisionVet!
Who gets to replace her in Arizona?
LOL!
The only good that comes out of this is..
Could we possibly see a Republican Governor replace her?
Jan Brewer, the Republican Secretary of State.
We’re seeing an interesting phenomenon.
As Obama pulls these liberals out of their states.. it’s leaving places open for Republicans to take advantage.
Think about it.. AZ Dem Gov’s out. Kerry could be out as Dem Senator. Biden out as Dem Senator.
I’m sure there’s more.
Well there is that ole dying thing. Which there are plenty of them that have one leg in the grave and the other on a banana peel.
You betcha... a conservative Republican, Jan Brewer.
Biden will undoubtedly be replaced with another democrat... not if only Bambi would take McCain off our hands and our new GOP Governor could replace him with a Republican.
Who’s replacing the gaffe-master Biden and “global poll” Kerry?
Anyone know what makes her qualified to lead us in homeland security?
Does she have a counter terrorism background? Does she know anything about terrorism at all? How was she on border security?
Maybe that is the agreement they reached in the meeting. Take the current Governor, get the SoS as the Governor and then he can appoint McCain to head DoD and AZ sends JD Hayworth to the US Senate to replace McCain.
How does that sound?
She stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night!
Oh I could live with that ~LOL~
LMFAO
That looks like a winner all the way around. If that turns out to be the case, I will always beieve that McCain wanted to be SecDef more then President the way he ran his campaign.
John Shaddegg was in line to replace McCain if McCain had won. He announced his retirement last year but reneged and that was one of the reasons.
SoS is a she, Jan Brewer.
If McCain leaves, his replacement must be a Republican, no matter who the Governor is.
I like Shaddegg. I would love to see McCain leave the Senate with his reaching across the aisle mentality.
How does that sound?
I'll be happy if we end up with Governor Jan Brewer.
No
Does she have a counter terrorism background?
No
Does she know anything about terrorism at all?
Probably not
How was she on border security?
Less than adequate after she was drug kicking and screaming into the issue by the Legislature.
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