Posted on 12/10/2004 7:05:43 PM PST by Destro
Bernard Kerik withdraws from nomination per FOX
Bernie would have been head of HS ... and with the news of him having hired illegals and not paying taxes would have hampered him from properly doing his job
Bernie knows how important the job is and that is why he withdrew his name.
Why the rush to give so much credit to the Dem's or the media - Kerik removed HIMSELF - Nothing more, nothing less - He obviously had some situations which weren't handled 100% correctly....he chose to withdraw himself from the DHS nomination instead of explaining himself - It is that simple.
Hey, In TX too...where'd you get that?
A shame, though I'd like to see Ollie step in.
"No one wants to go into public life with Democrats rooting around in their closets for skeletons"
The thing that burns my cookies is that we all know the Dims have skeltons in their closets, too and some much more than the Repubs (Toricelli is an example), but nothing ever seems to happen w/to them - look at Bubba and Teddy, McAwful's deal w Global Crossing, at the list goes on. The Repubs always step down and/or are encouraged to step down by their Repub colleagues.
I couldn't agree more about scumbag Lieberman. So he supports action against Arabs, that's because as a Jew, he (understandably) supports the Israelis. Big deal. He totally sold out, just to try and become VP
The left didn't take him down. His characer took him down.
It could be a bit more than nannygate. Nannygate is for our consumption.
Perhaps you can show when, during Bush's administration, that illegals crossing our borders have gone down? I would really like to see it.
Yes we did and the left would have hammered Bernie for it and I'm sure Bernie understands that
Yes, he made the right decision.
The post was a response to a question someone asked me that, if you go back a couple of posts, has more to do with Arlen Specter than with Bernie Kerik.
I think the jury was still out on Kerik and my support for him largely stems from the way the Dems rabidly attacked him.
I think you're wrong that the nation is "full of plenty" of people who can do a good job. There is only one person in the nation who is fit to serve as Homeland Security chief and that's Howard Sills. Everyone else is just a pretender. (and I'm only half joking)
This man seemed a good choice. But I'd have to apply the across the board rule if the initial reports are true. If Clinton or the Democrats' Cabinet nominee guy had such baggage, and I was opposed to his nomination, I couldn't very well turn around and exercise double standards, and be for such a nomination just because the Republicans are the Party in power.
I hope it was truly for some other reason; but if it is questionable or improper employment of illegal aliens, how incredibly EMBARASSING to the President, and all of us, and therefore, furthermore, GOOD RIDDANCE.
It's not the end of the world; there will be somebody even better than him. They, too, better not have any skeletons, though.
The president has accepted his request to be withdrawn.
Soooo...It's GOTTA be Rudy now...right? I mean...that's the only option...
Thanks for posting the link!
That would totally freak out the Left .. I like it .. LOL
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