Posted on 09/20/2005 5:31:51 PM PDT by wdkeller
WTF?
Already posted...
But at any rate, I'd be much more concerned with how well she can do the job than how she got it. If she's good at it, I don't care. If she's bad, she should go. Simple as that.
I'm no proponent of cronyism, but I'm realistic enough to think that if my Dad is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs... maybe... just maybe... I've got a leg up getting a job. To think it will ever be otherwise is to fool yourself and pointlessly build up frustration. It ain't gonna change.
Sure, what's the worst that can happen?
Sure, what's the worst that can happen?
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The Gorelick Levee could break?
According to some on this board, Border control can't get any worse. So... indeed... what's the worst that could happen?
They dont do anything about immigration now. How can it get worse?
And if that happened, we'd have no place to stay.
That's the way Clinton did it: appoint people with no qualifications. If you did that in the business world, they would send you to the insane asylum. Stop and think, Mr. President.
Republicans coudn't get enough of it.
But that passed when republicans won the Whitehouse. Most of the newly created media lost its reason for being. With Bush's high approval ratings amongst republicans, people like Maulkin are trying to capture as much as possible of the hate Bush-hate republican conservatives readership.
I think FR needs to have a poll as to who is the kookiest, Maulkin or Farah.
Secretly, all these writers wish Hillary would be elected which would put them all back in the money.
lol.. another Led Zeppelin fan, eh? ;-)
Good luck with Rita. :)
This e-mail I received last week says it all:
As you probably know, this is the largest investigative arm of DHS and the second largest Federal investigative agency after the FBI. ICE’s critical homeland security mission is directed at all Customs and Immigration violations occurring in the interior of the U.S. These are the officers that have to respond to calls of illegal aliens, drug loads with a border nexus and the detention and removal of all illegal aliens place in removal proceedings. ICE accounts for close to 80% of all arrests made within the FBI’s joint terrorism task force. ICE criminally prosecutes more individuals than any other Federal agency. My point is, ICE is the lead agency to proactively prevent terrorism in the U.S. Ms. Myers, although learned, has barely the legal requirement to be nominated as the AS for ICE. The law requires 5 years of managerial experience and 5 years of law enforcement experience. Ms. Myers is 35 and has worked as the following(estimates): private attorney 2 years; AUSA EDNY 2 years; Deputy Asst Sec Treasury 2 years; Chief of Staff for Michael Chertoff at Main Justice 2 years; Starr Commission 1 year; Director of Commerce’s Export Control agency 2 years; and the White House Personnel 2 years. The most direct law enforcement experience is supervising 250 Commerce Special Agents which pursues similar violations on export control as ICE. Roughly 11 years of experience to lead the 12,000 law enforcement officer ICE agency. You decide if this is sufficient. I can guarantee you that she would never have been nominated to run the FBI, DEA or Secret Service. It’s almost like the old INS days where they just throw out the political favors. Maybe she’s getting the job because she’s tight with Chertoff. Maybe it’s because she’s the niece of General Myers (Chair Joint Chiefs of Staff). Who knows, but I guarantee you this, the next time some illegal aliens commit a terrorist act on U.S. soil, people are going to be scrutinizing her resume. Sorry to ramble but unfortunately the majority of DHS is being run by hacks, snot nose youngsters who couldn’t find an illegal alien in Tijuana, and other “connected” people with no knowledge, experience, or business being in the Homeland Security sector. I guess it’s a good resume line to have these days.
It is often pointed out that MBAs require no actual experience. If you can manage, you can manage any business.
I wonder if Dick Cheney drove a cement pump truck before he got the job at Halliburton?
ping please.
You nailed it. I've been steaming for months at some of the 'right wing' Bush bashing. Makes perfect sense.
Believe me, no matter how bad it is, it can always be worse
Shhhssssh. Careful. Don't let the borders crowd hear you say that. :-)
Livingston, Livingston, Livingston.
ping
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