Kerik Bows Out!

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Just now on FOX TV (Greta).

Also this on Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,141224,00.html

Kerik Withdraws Nomination to Head DHS
Friday, December 10, 2004

WASHINGTON — Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik (search), President Bush's choice to be homeland security secretary, has withdrawn his name from consideration, the White House announced late Friday.

Presidential press secretary Scott McClellan, in a conference call to news organizations, revealed that Kerik had withdrawn "for personal reasons."

"The president respects his decision and wishes the commissioner and his wife, Hala, well," McClellan said in a statement.

"Commissioner Kerik is withdrawing his name from director of homeland security,ation to be secretary of homeland security."

McClellan said that Kerik telephoned the president at about 8:30 p.m. EST. Kerik also sent a letter to the White House in which he announced his wishes.

McClellan said the White House "will move as quickly as we can to name someone else to fill this nomination."

Bush's nomination of Kerik quickly proved controversial. News reports in recent days focused on revelations that Kerik had made millions of dollars a stun gun company that sold weapons to the Homeland Security Department (search) and which wants more business. The White House had said that Kerik would avoid any conflicts of interest.
 
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Either he's done something that he can't cover up or he knows he's not up to the job.
 
AP is reporting that he had an illegal immigrant housekeeper/nanny.

Why is it that everyone of the big players has illegals working on the sly? With $6.2 mil stock profit he received he should really hire some "legal" help. Sheesh.

I guess this is for the better. If he hires illegal aliens he will certainly not work on the immigration problem.
 
Good riddance!

I'm sure if he's admitting to illegal alien nanny and unpaid tax problems, he had lots of ugly disqualifiers lurking beneath the surface.

I think I've finally understood why Bush wants to grant amnesty to the millions upon millions of illegal aliens that infest our nation: all his friends want illegal alien nannies for their kids, plus the opportunity to cheat on taxes, as well. That's certainly more important than the nation's security, isn't it?
 
Update: Drudge has dropped the "Nanny Problem" headline, as is reporting that it may have to do with his actions as police commissioner... Developing...
 
Here's another article on the subject:

Kerik and the DHS

This little snippet could have caused some raised eyebrows too... just a bit.

But the only moderately troubling information uncovered about Kerik so far had been news that Kerik had earned $6.2 million by exercising stock options he received from Taser International, which did lucrative business with the Homeland Security Department, this official said.

The White House had defended him against questions of conflict of interest involving his relationship with Taser. "We have full confidence in his integrity and we are confident that he will take the appropriate steps necessary to make sure that there are no conflicts there," White House press secretary Scott McClellan had said at his midday briefing.



Would have been "interesting" to see what Kerik would have done if He did take the job.
 
I think I've finally understood why Bush wants to grant amnesty to the millions upon millions of illegal aliens that infest our nation: all his friends want illegal alien nannies for their kids, plus the opportunity to cheat on taxes, as well.
as I recall, quite a few of Clinton's friends had the same issue, and he also was quite willing to grant amnesty in exchange for votes.
 
If anyone seriously thinks it was a "nanny problem" you're gonna love this bridge I got here. :rolleyes:
 
If anyone seriously thinks it was a "nanny problem" you're gonna love this bridge I got here. - dinosaur

Kudos for the insight of the day. Kerik's whole story had an odor about it. I think it might be difficult to find an interested person with relevant professional experience who is "clean" enough to serve in a high profile position.

Kerik's police background caught me off guard. I hadn't thought of Homeland Security as a police function. Is this the beginning of an SS for the US? Considering how the intelligence functions are being restructured, will we find the FBI and DEA outranked by Homeland Security (DHS) "officers" and jurisdiction?
 
Kerik's police experience includes 3 years as an Army MP reaching PFC, a brief spell as a LEO in Fayetteville, another few years as a county jail guard in NJ, 8 years as a NYPD street and UC cop reaching 3rd grade detective, another few years as an admin weanie in NYC Corrections, and finally 16 months as PC of NYPD.

He spent some time in Baghdad where he set up the PD. Since then 1/3 of the Baghdad police have been terminated because they failed background checks ....... just like Bernie's nanny.
 
How do they run background checks on Iraqi citizens? Do they believe the police and court documents from the period of Saddam's rule, err, I mean presidency?
 
Whatever the reason

Hes better off. Its a fall guy position. And pretty near impossible to do right.
Its both a nanny problem and a conflict of interest problem. Now that he has a potential felony investigation on tax evasion and knowingly hiring an illegal alien. Can we ban his gun rights for life?

Obligatory link
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/10/kerik.withdraws/

Kerik said in a news release the immigration problem with the former housekeeper and nanny was discovered while he was completing documents required for his Senate confirmation.

He said he also learned "that for a period of time during such employment, required tax payments and related filings had not been made."

I do find it hilarious that a police officer didnt know the immigration status of an employee of his AND somehow unknowingly didnt pay taxes on her. Maybe he didnt have a SS# from her or something like that. So he just payed her in cash.
 
I hadn't thought of Homeland Security as a police function. Is this the beginning of an SS for the US?

Some of us came to that conclusion the first time Bush uttered the words "Department of Homeland Security."
 
Spartacus i love you

Sorry couldnt resist. lol
(movie line please dont put me on the other team)
spartacus.jpg
 
Whatever the real story is, I'm surprised that the Bush Whitehouse did not do a thorough background check on their "short list" before presenting the top choise to the public.
 
There was a report on Drudge earlier in week that when he ran corrections 1 million came up missing and was found in some fund he had set up. I wouldn't hire this guy to babysit.
 
My thoughts to this guy was no way when he was selected, reminded me of
the group Nixon had on his payroll, just got a bad feeling, can't explain it. :barf:
 
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