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Kerik Withdraws his name for top DHS Job
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Posted on 12/10/2004 8:09:32 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: technomage
Yep...but that Taser thing was bound to bring conflict of interest charges too during any confirmation.
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posted on
12/10/2004 8:53:49 PM PST
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: Palladin
I hear Pee Wee Herman is available. (wouldn't his suit match nicely with the colored alert system?)
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posted on
12/10/2004 8:54:32 PM PST
by
PokeyJoe
(Viva Bush)
To: Santana
w should have made a stand. no one can pass the scrutiny dems now demand. there are none rightious, no not one.
why should we capitulate? kerik is flawed. too efg-ing bad. we are at war and libs arent in charge.
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posted on
12/10/2004 8:55:35 PM PST
by
phxaz
(thank you for not using the word "implode".)
To: polyester~monkey
I'm going to do some research with a source I know in law-enforcement who never liked Kerik to begin with; I suspect there is more to this than just an illegal alien working as a nanny.
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posted on
12/10/2004 8:55:43 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(If whiskey was his mistress, his true love was the West . . .)
To: Jeff Head
You're probably right. I was just thinking maybe it was before law enforcement and all that.
I don't know that much about him.
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posted on
12/10/2004 8:56:52 PM PST
by
texasflower
(Liberty can change habits. ~ President George W. Bush 10/08/04)
To: Jeff Head
"But the only moderately troubling information uncovered about Kerik so far was news that Kerik had earned $6.2 million by exercising stock options he received from Taser International, which did lucrative business with the Department of Homeland Security, this official said."
Naturally, the Rats and the MSM assume that there must be some corruption here because it involves a Republican. With these scum you are always guilty until proven innocent or until you withdraw your name from consideration.
But, of course, Terry McAwful can turn 100K into 18 million with Global Crossing stock and he's considered a shrewd investor - even though it's flagrantly obvious that the company was helping him all along. The double standard is not surprising but makes it no less insidious.
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posted on
12/10/2004 8:58:37 PM PST
by
Mase
To: texasflower
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posted on
12/10/2004 8:58:45 PM PST
by
phxaz
(thank you for not using the word "implode".)
To: RoarkMan
I believe this nanny-gate stuff is just a cover for something more sinister.
For this guy to have to remove himself from the nomination in one week says to me that GWB has not very good people vetting these appointments.
To me it is a dumb screw-up.
68
posted on
12/10/2004 8:59:12 PM PST
by
auntdot
To: phxaz
It was a deliberately stupid response to your stupid post.
It was intentional.
69
posted on
12/10/2004 8:59:54 PM PST
by
texasflower
(Liberty can change habits. ~ President George W. Bush 10/08/04)
To: Alberta's Child
I'm going to do some research
*Cough*...yeah right. Saw your profile. Thats all I need to know.
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posted on
12/10/2004 9:00:39 PM PST
by
Splatter
To: Mase
exactly. this double standard is so blatantly obvious yet continues to thrive. its bizarre.
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posted on
12/10/2004 9:02:25 PM PST
by
phxaz
(thank you for not using the word "implode".)
To: Jeff Head
Geez, do all these politicos have illegal alien housekeeper / nannys?
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posted on
12/10/2004 9:03:13 PM PST
by
BJungNan
(Stop Spam - Do NOT buy from junk email.)
To: texasflower
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posted on
12/10/2004 9:03:17 PM PST
by
phxaz
(thank you for not using the word "implode".)
To: GSlob
Sure, the head of any govt. agency needs a good staff....
But, as the the CEO of Costco said "Show me a 'big picture' guy and I will show you a guy who is out of the picture"
This job requires someone who is a stickler for details and on top of everything, IMHO. Kerik never struck me as that type of guy. Nor did Tom Ridge.
I don't want a street cop (Kerik), nor a politician (Ridge), nor a back-office policy wonk.
Personally I miss the days of James Baker, former Secretary of State for George Sr.....that's the type of guy I want.
To: Squantos
Maybe nominate the terminator?
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posted on
12/10/2004 9:04:12 PM PST
by
SLB
("We must lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." C. S. Lewis)
To: phxaz
"there are none rightious, no not one."
True. It's not fair that we are held to a higher standard than the Dems, but still, that type of standard should be easy for us to surpass.
Hopefully, Bush will keep shooting bullets at them until they can't think of anymore excuses.
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posted on
12/10/2004 9:04:50 PM PST
by
Santana
(Proud aunt of niece serving in Iraq)
To: Jeff Head
It's good that Kerik withdrew himself from consideration. At a time like this we need someone more sensitive to the feelings of our enemies.
Kerik would have made them even madder at us than they already are.
To: Jeff Head
Read somewhere that his wife is a Syrian Muslim. Could that be the reason??
To: RoarkMan
I hope Bush throws some political capital around and ask Mr. Kerik back and the senate to confirm.No way. Keep looking. Find someone else. And while he is at it, appoint Guilani to the be UN Ambassasdor.
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posted on
12/10/2004 9:05:05 PM PST
by
BJungNan
(Stop Spam - Do NOT buy from junk email.)
To: Splatter
What was in the dennis miller interview with kerik?
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