December 15, 2004


Kerik'd Away

Well until the next big murder trial, I guess the punditry will be all a-twitter about the Dumpin' o' the Bernie. Everyone seems to be surprised that Rudy-the-Family-guy would -gasp- have given the blessing of St. Rudy to an "unsavory character". And then for Beloved Leader to nominate him to a senior, Cabinet-level law enforcement. Why, oh why...?

Throughout the process, the Republican close to the administration said, everyone at the White House knew that Mr. Bush liked Mr. Kerik, placing him in the special category of "this guy's our guy." Mr. Bush admired Mr. Kerik for his service as New York City's police commissioner on Sept. 11, 2001, for his willingness to try to train the police force in Iraq and for campaigning tirelessly for the president's re-election.
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But Mr. Bush did not forget Mr. Kerik's time under fire, or his reflected glow from New York's response to the attacks on the city. By the fall of 2004, Mr. Kerik had become one of the symbols of the Bush campaign's fight against terrorism and traveled the nation spreading the message.
So, it was a two-fold thing, the infamous BFEE-blood loyalty thing combined with The Commander Codpiece love of the Reflected Light of "heroes".

I wonder when the grand jury convenes? And has that arrest warrant ever been served? It's not like no one can find ol' Bernie these days. Inquiring minds and all that.
posted by Jo Fish on 12.15.04 at 01:48 PM





Comments:

We need a reminder that Rudy was an aggressive U.S. Attorney who fought organized (and unorganized) crime for many years, establishing the reputation that got him elected Mayor of NYC. Kerik was Rudy's chauffeur at the beginning of his mayoral term. With Rudy's background as a crime fighter, it is astonishing that he was not aware of Kerik's background. (By the way, why is it that chauffeurs for mayors and governors get such interesting promotions? Is it attributable to secrets they may have learned while chauffeurring about their bosses?) One would think that Rudy's contacts from the old days would have tipped him off about Kerik during his mayoral term. Did Rudy have no idea about Kerik's two affairs carried on at the same time in the apartment originally provided by a good samaritan landlord in connection with 9/11? Was Kerik instrumental at all regarding Rudy's messy divorce? And how can Rudy keep a straight face by continuing in business with Kerik? Does any of this pass the smell test? As Cary Grant would have said, "Rudy, Rudy, Rudy ...." And Rudy thought he might be a Senator or President some day.

 posted by: Shag from Brookline on 12.15.04 at 04:49 PM [permalink]

i thought divorcees were excommunicated by the catholics? why is rudolph the lisping moron an exception?

 posted by: the drunken cheerleader on 12.15.04 at 05:13 PM [permalink]

Is blind loyalty to Bush the only qualification one needs for a Cabinent Post these days.

 posted by: merl on 12.15.04 at 10:01 PM [permalink]

To answer the cheerleader first, Catholics who divorce and remarry are supposed to refrain from taking communion; I'm not sure if that's excommunication under Canon Law or not. A Catholic is not excommunicated, in any case, for merely getting divorced as long as s/he does not remarry and remains celibate.

On a different tack, is it just me, or does every picture I've seen of Kerik make him look like a thug?

 posted by: Len Cleavelin on 12.16.04 at 12:49 PM [permalink]


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