Bush taps Wainstein as new homeland security adviser.
By on Mar 19th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Bush taps Wainstein as new homeland security adviser.
The AP is reporting that this week, President Bush will be appointing Kenneth Wainstein to be his new homeland security adviser, replacing Frances Fragos Townsend. Wainstein currently heads the Justice Department’s anti-terror efforts and has been a strong supporter of the administration’s wiretapping. At the lavish farewell ceremony for Alberto Gonzales, Wainstein was unabashed in his praise for the loyal Bushie, stating, “He gave us the authority to conduct comprehensive oversight on all aspects of national security investigation.”
Update Newsweek reports that the White House had trouble filling this position, repeatedly being rebuffed by top candidates, including Army Gen. John Abizaid. One official "involved in the recruitment process" called it a "friggin' embarrassment."
Update During today's press briefing, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino announced, "Today President Bush is pleased to announce that he has selected Kenneth L. Wainstein to serve as assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism."
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March 19th, 2008 at 11:54 amCrony after crony…never anyone qualified.
March 19th, 2008 at 11:56 amBeat me to it, raynman…
I would have called it a fitting epithet, myself…
March 19th, 2008 at 11:56 amThis entire administration is an embarrassment!!!
March 19th, 2008 at 11:57 amAt least it wasn’t Barney…
Didn’t Caligula once appoint a horse to the Senate?
***feel free to run w/ this one, guys… lot’s ‘n lots of room for quality snark here… various parts of horses… heads, ass*s…***
March 19th, 2008 at 11:58 amGiven Bush’s popularity rating, he would have to appoint a “quarter” horse.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:02 pmToo bad Himmler and Goebbels are dead. They would have been a perfect fit.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:04 pmGiven Bush’s popularity rating, he would have to appoint a “quarter” horse.
I’d say a dried pile of horse shit would be more apropos.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:06 pmSo he is reaching down to the second and third tier to find someone to be on his team — what a leader! People can’t run away fast enough from the loser-in-chief.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:07 pmOnly other losers need show up; suck up to the boy-king and earn a slot on his roster of sycophants.
I’d say a dried pile of horse shit would be more apropos.
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A self-combusting pile, at that…
March 19th, 2008 at 12:08 pmWould this horse be available for BushMilking?
March 19th, 2008 at 12:11 pmWhen the CEO can’t even fill six-figure positions within his own company, it’s time for the board to oust him.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:11 pmWould this horse be available for BushMilking?
That reminded me of “Meet the Parents”.
“Oh sure, you can milk anything with nipples.”
“Could you milk me Fokker?”
March 19th, 2008 at 12:12 pmA lame duck would make a better president than a president thats a lame duck
March 19th, 2008 at 12:14 pmSomeone blow a limb off a mallard and send it to the West Wing. Maybe it’ll be a well received replacement, and the chymp can go cut brush in Crawfish, TX.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:16 pmComprehensive oversight? Wainstein’s predecessor, Fran Townsend, didn’t oversee the White House response to Hurricance Katrina in the least. She was on a plane to Saudi Arabia. Her “robust” investigative report was nothing of the sort. It failed to mention the hospital with largest death toll post landfall, LifeCare. The Carlyle Group purchased LifeCare just weeks before Katrina struck.
It’s a good thing Kenneth is a lawyer, because someday, this department will have its day in court over Katrina. Carlyle’s defense for those patient deaths? “It’s the feds fault.” That should compel some testimony. Is that why Fran resigned? Are some of those wrongful death lawsuits coming up? Should that be the case, Kenneth Wainstein saw how Alberto Gonzalez testified. Let’s hope Ken does a hair better.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:18 pmDaffy Duck for Replacement President!
March 19th, 2008 at 12:20 pmNewsweek reports that the White House had trouble filling this position
Well, come on, to be fair, there is a finite supply of leg-humping toadies out there. Chimpy has already gone through his rolodex three or four times, and his sycophants have started moving on to the private sector where they can cash in these “Bush Administration” poker chips for some REAL money.
So basically, Bush is left with a dwindling candidate pool for jobs like this. He started with right-wing Cronies (a substantial pool of applicants) but now he’s down to right-wing Cronies who are also saps. Or right-wing Cronies who feel most comfortable living off the government teat and are thus hypocrites. (Oh, wait, I already pretty much said hypocrites when I said right-wing Cronies, didn’t I?)
March 19th, 2008 at 12:24 pmNo one, not even Bush sycophants, wants to be associated with this losing team.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:26 pmHe’ll probably be very busy, seeing as how Chertoff has to attend all those meetings in Israel.
Incompetence will always be the Bush cabal’s middle name.
Worst. Administration. Ever.
March 19th, 2008 at 3:11 pm“friggin’ embarrassment.”
That certainly is a description of the Bush as the President and his legacy. Daddy Bush may be think it is friggin embarrassment for his son to carry his first name. Daddy Bush should have named him Buck.
March 19th, 2008 at 5:31 pm