ICE employees call leader nominee 'unqualified' -"Never held a law-enforcement management position.)

WashTimes ^

[Happy2BMe]

President Bush's nominee to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drawn the ire of several ICE supervisors and agents who say she is "unqualified" because she has never held a law-enforcement management position.

The nomination of Julie L. Myers "just doesn't pass the smell test and is another indication that this administration created the Department of Homeland Security as window dressing and does not care whether ICE is successful," said Matthew Issman, national legislative vice president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA). "What we need is a strong, law-enforcement leader, not another inexperienced, well-connected lawyer with friends in the White House."

[Happy2BMe]

It's almost Holloween and this is definitely going to come back and haunt the GOP . .

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The nomination of Julie L. Myers "just doesn't pass the smell test and is another indication that this administration created the Department of Homeland Security as window dressing and does not care whether ICE is successful," said Matthew Issman, national legislative vice president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA).

[VeniVidiVici]

What we need are no unions and an abolishment of the IRS to shift thier positions over to immigration.

[Happy2BMe]

Julie L. Myers is gonna fix it for us . . pings.

(But what do a few old dried up career border patrol agents know, anyhow?)

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President Bush's nominee (Julie L. Myers) to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drawn the ire of several ICE supervisors and agents who say she is "unqualified" because she has never held a law-enforcement management position.

[Maeve]

I really don't want to agree but the nomination of Julie L. Myers is simply ridiculous.

[dts32041]

Could this nomination be called thinking outside the box?

[Happy2BMe]

Did you happen to notice the convenient retirement timing of Julie's uncle (General Myers, JCOS) in the very same week as her appointment to head ICE?

(It just doesn't get any better than this.)

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Main Entry: nep·o·tism
Pronunciation: 'ne-p&-"ti-z&m
Function: noun
Etymology: French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nepote nephew, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew -- more at NEPHEW
: favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
- nep·o·tis·tic /"ne-p&-'tis-tik/ adjective

[gondramB]

Didn't Myers handle export enforcement after 9/11?

That may have not been law enforcement management but it sounds like it was management of law enforcement.

Part of what is going on is that she is young and female and Dems want a follow up to Brown at FEMA.

[Trteamer]

What's the difference, since we don't enforce the immigration laws anyway. Bozo The Clown can run ICE.

[afnamvet]

President Bush's nominee (Julie L. Myers) to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drawn the ire of several ICE supervisors and agents who say she is "unqualified" because she has never held a law-enforcement management position.

This unqualified individual confirms that this administration places immigration enforcement off the list of priorities. Political crony-ism reigns supreme.

[Happy2BMe]

"Bozo The Clown can run ICE."

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That is an insult to Bozo The Clown!

[gondramB]

Here is a quote from her testemony when she was confirmed for the export enforcement.

Export Enforcement’s responsibilities in protecting our national security are substantial. If confirmed, it will be my privilege to work with the career law enforcement officials within BIS – special agents, intelligence analysts and other key enforcement leadership - to fulfill our national security and law enforcement mission.

To me, that sounds like an appropriate job to get promoted from.

[Maeve]

All we need is Barney the Dinosaur singing "We're a happy family" to finish off this little tableau...

[Maeve]

Could this nomination be called thinking outside the box?

No.

[goldstategop]

Michelle Malkin and Debbie Schlussel have slammed the appointment of this political hack to head ICE. If the President has any inkling of common sense left, he will withdraw her nomination. If not, the Senate should reject it.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[investigateworld]

Dubya's just sending a message to V. Fox, the border is just as wide as he'd like.
(Got to send in my RNC dues with a note: Not One Thin Dime Till the Border is Sealed)

[Trteamer]

My appologies to Bozo.

[dennisw]

Either GWBush is out of the loop or this is his way of saying screw you to those who want our immigration laws enforced.

[EagleUSA]

President Bush's nominee (Julie L. Myers) to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drawn the ire of several ICE supervisors.....
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What difference does it make WHO is in the job? Bush is not going to let them enforce our border laws anyway...that is not what he wants...so it makes sense he would put some controllable cronie in the job.

[dljordan]

"What we need are no unions and an abolishment of the IRS to shift thier positions over to immigration."

Good Lord, if they watched the borders like they watch our taxes we wouldn't have a problem.