[gitmogrunt]

Bush picks a bureaucrat harvard lawyer who never carried a gun, never wore a badge,never was in the military, never worked on the frontline, to head Homeland Security... one "farce" at the border continues.

Flames up....pubbiecrats

[ConservativeMan55]

Never carried a gun?

Maybe you should do some research before you post.

This leads me to believe that the rest of your post is ill researched.

[GodfearingTexan]

i agree that he's not much but a "safe" pick. he's a career lawyer among career lawyers. that said, hopefully he will be a fierce advocate for the laws - including the immigration laws. but, alas, the president doesn't really seem worried about our southern border.

[ClintonBeGone]

Bush picks a bureaucrat harvard lawyer who never carried a gun, never wore a badge,never was in the military, never worked on the frontline, to head Homeland Security... one "farce" at the border continues.

Let's not confuse your immigration agenda with homeland security. Name one of the 9/11 terrorists that entered this country illegally?

[hobson]

He doesn't need to carry a gun, he's got sharp teeth.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Sounds like an excellent choice in spite of your preference for Sheriff Andy or Barney.

Critics who whine about him being a right wing ideologe convince me that he is EXACTLY what is needed there. His enemies are my enemies.

None of the prerequisites you note him lacking are relevent to administering a huge bureaucracy. J. Edgar Hoover was just another lawyer when he was named head of the FBI. I doubt that any experienced lawman could have done as well as he.