Kerik Is Sentenced to 4 years

[jeff]

"Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who was hailed as a hero alongside former Mayor Rudy Giuliani after the Sept. 11 terror attacks and nearly became chief of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was sentenced to four years behind bars Thursday for eight felonies.

Kerik admitted in November that he lied to the White House, filed false taxes and committed other crimes.

''The fact that Mr. Kerik would use that event (9/11) for personal gain and aggrandizement is a dark place in the soul for me,'' said federal Judge Stephen Robinson."

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010...ml?_r=1&emc=na

Exploit 9/11 for personal or political gain? Now, who could do such a terrible thing as that???

[Slim]

"Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who was hailed as a hero alongside former Mayor Rudy Giuliani after the Sept. 11 terror attacks and nearly became chief of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was sentenced to four years behind bars Thursday for eight felonies.

Kerik admitted in November that he lied to the White House, filed false taxes and committed other crimes.

''The fact that Mr. Kerik would use that event (9/11) for personal gain and aggrandizement is a dark place in the soul for me,'' said federal Judge Stephen Robinson."

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010...ml?_r=1&emc=na

Exploit 9/11 for personal or political gain? Now, who could do such a terrible thing as that???

The guy is a dirtbag. But with his record of false tax reporting, he would have been a very good fit in the current administration.

[Fiat Slug]

The guy is a dirtbag. But with his record of false tax reporting, he would have been a very good fit in the current administration.

Agree on the dirtbag part; disagree on the current administration. If you are dumb enough to get caught, then you are not a good fit for the current administration. Dumb cheats is so Republican; Democrats want smart cheats.

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[Inquartata]

By that logic, all Republican politicians and officials whose corrupt acts have not been discovered should be welcomed with open arms by the current administration?

[Hauptman]

By that logic, all Republican politicians and officials whose corrupt acts have not been discovered should be welcomed with open arms by the current administration?

Being a crook is a pre-requisite to being a professional politician, but the parties can certainly add their own requirements on top of that.

[jeff]

I see we all agree he's a dirtbag - but he's a Republican one. I'm not saying that there are no Democratic dirtbags - that would be silly, but Kerik is particularly a Republican creature - given a lot of trust by Giuliani and Bush. It's a funny kinda logic to say that tax evasion is a Dem thing when we're talking about a Republican!

Just think, if GWB had his way, Kerik would have been Secretary of Homeland Security.

Inq: nice idea - both parties could put out want ads - "if you haven't been caught, mail you resume to smartcrooks@myparty.com"

[erik_blank]

Inq: nice idea - both parties could put out want ads - "if you haven't been caught, mail you resume to smartcrooks@myparty.com"

this would of course be used to weed out the potential candidates... Anyone that answers the ad would then be passed onto the opposition?

[jeff]

or forge the return address so it points to somebody you want to frame!