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Napolitano to Head Homeland Security

by BooMan
Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 12:28:20 AM EST

The cabinet is filling out. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is reported to be Obama's selection to head the troubled Homeland Security Department. I think this is another excellent appointment. She certainly has experience with the illegal immigration issue.

Napolitano to Head Homeland Security | 15 comments (15 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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It would be better to disband that department. It is a part of Bush's legacy that we could all do without very nicely.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 12:32:46 AM EST

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I concur and what might become a common refrain in the days and months ahead: can we afford such a wasteful use of our money? Foreign wars, missile defense - which doesn't work anyway - bank bail outs and a host of questionable government expenditures may all become too costly for a culture in financial depression. Huge changes are a coming, IMO.

Suppose you scrub your ethical skin until it shines, but inside there is no music, then what? Kabir

by Dongi 2 on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 01:46:32 AM EST
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This would be an intrinsic part of true progressive governance, but I don't think we're going there.

by wilderness wench on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 10:53:31 AM EST
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At least strip out FEMA. It never belonged there in the first place

by Andrew Longman on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 11:04:22 AM EST
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While it is part of Ws legacy, Congress was the one to call for it and it was created over Ws objections, though he didn't choose to veto it.

In execution the stink is all on him

by Andrew Longman on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 11:07:29 AM EST
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It was Joe Lieberman's baby.

Knut

by Knut Wicksell (b_didnn@hotmail.ca) on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 11:15:28 AM EST
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Actually, I think she's a good appointment. But I hate the name "Homeland Security" sound like something W thought up. US Dept. of ___. would sound better.

by americanforliberty on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 01:40:49 AM EST

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It IS something W thought up. Both the name and the concept are too W-esque. Get rid of it completely.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 02:26:26 AM EST
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why does it not work, what needs to be fixed? just wondering

by americanforliberty on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 11:10:52 AM EST
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As for FEMA, it had actually gotten pretty well fixed under Clinton after years of ineptitude and patronage appointments. They had become quite professional in their approach and there was clear career advancement paths.

When they got rolled into DHS they suddenly were taking orders from outside their own organization from people who didn't really get it. And hacks like Brownie took over.

The best people realized there was no real future there and left, creating a lot of brain drain. Katrina was as much about the loss of their expertise as it was about W's incompetence.

Today, it still doesn't have a lot to do with the DHS's main mission and there is little benefit in trying to coordinate operations with them.

by Andrew Longman on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 01:23:49 PM EST
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the effect this will have in Arizona will be disastrous.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail dot com) on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 02:24:09 AM EST

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Yeah, I thought she was supposed to run against McCain in 2010.

mbr + dv + woyg

by keirdubois (keir@mybandrocks.com) on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 03:12:10 AM EST
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more than likely, it will now be Attorney General Terry Goddard. The vacancy this will create in the immediate will give us a Republican governor, SoS Jan Brewer, who will appoint a Republican SoS to fill the slot she vacates. Our state legislature is controlled in both chambers by the GOP and are batshit crazy. Disastrous consequences now that we won't have the power of the veto.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail dot com) on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 03:15:05 AM EST
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Hey, Janet, if you see your Senate counterpart Joe "Ho'" Leiberman walking around with a knife, don't turn your back.

by scarshapedstar (gmail: jmcnary) on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 02:39:14 AM EST

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Seems like a good, bold choice to name a smart, capable woman to a spot reserved until now for thuggish creeps. It also underlines the tragedy of letting Lieberman be her Senate saboteur.

FDR's response to progressive demands: "I agree. Now go out and make me do it."

by DaveW on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 01:45:33 PM EST

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