The failures of FEMA is a big surprise. Normally they are excellent. Something is wrong there.

Anyway, my whole point with this thread is people/politicians who go after people with a chainsaw just to score political points really fail to see the potential after-effects of their actions.

It appears to me, that in this situation, Kerik may have been the better man for the job. One has to wonder how things might have been different with him in office.

I have read all about the various things he has been accused of, and they certainly don't make me think highly of him personally. They are also things that would make me say he should not be someone you vote for an elected office. But things are different in a job where all that matters really is RESULTS (e.g. Homeland Security). I would prefer someone who gets the job done and might have some shady incidents in his past (none of them were serious, imho) than a bureaucrat/idealogue.

But most importantly, no matter who we decide on to fill certain jobs as a country, I want it done for actual, legitimate reasons, not just because "hey, isn't it fun to make the guy I hate (Bush, Clinton, whoever) look bad and lose this political battle! HAHA!"