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Article: Where Was Rudy In the Kerik Mess?(Politics&Opinions)
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- December 20, 2004
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Byline: Joe Conason
In the wake of the Bernard Kerik fiasco, nearly everyone who endorsed the former New York Police Commissioner looks naive at best and irresponsible at worst. The President's attempt to place this disreputable figure in charge of the Department of Homeland Security reads like a bad sitcom plot.
Such blunders are inevitable when the chief executive prefers political fidelity and tough posturing to competence and judgment. It's hardly surprising that George W. Bush would be attracted to a figure like Mr. Kerik, who apparently compensates for his meager credentials with extra swaggering.
The White House counsel's office, under ...