Bush Administration pays price for
failing to heed Jason Bentley's advice
on DHS chief
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA (jasonbentley.org News Dispatch) -- The Bush Administration faced another day of damage control after former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik withdrew his nomination as head of the Department of Homeland Security, prompting many Washington insiders to wonder if the ensuing embarassment could have been averted had President Bush taken blogger Jason Bentley's advice and nominated celebrated character actor Barry Corbin to the post in the first place.
"Sadly, the prospect of Congressional crucifixion over an alleged illegal maid, a practice inaugurated by Republicans during the Clinton era, has sent another worthy cabinet nominee into the sacrificial fire," said Mr. Bentley, speaking from his home in Santa Clara. "I called for Corbin's nomination even before Tom Ridge tendered his resignation (see "Pissing on the Sparkplug," 11/18/2004). Let Kerik go back to his multi-million dollar job with Giuliani. It's time a man of honor like Barry Corbin gets the recognition he deserves."
"Hell, now that he's lost his hair to alopecia," Bentley added, "Mr. Corbin even looks like Bernard Kerik. And this is the Department of Homeland Security we're talking about. Appearance is everything."
Recent photographs, indeed, show a distict resemblance between Mr. Corbin, whom Jason Bentley recommended in his November 18 weblog entry, and the President's eventual choice on December 3rd. When pressed for an explanation of this coincidence, Mr. Bentley smiled and said, cryptically, "The President and I both like to piss on good sparkplugs."
Neither Barry Corbin nor Bernard Kerik were reached for comment. Sources at the White House, speaking on condition of anonymity, said only that the President "knows good advice when he hears it."
"Sadly, the prospect of Congressional crucifixion over an alleged illegal maid, a practice inaugurated by Republicans during the Clinton era, has sent another worthy cabinet nominee into the sacrificial fire," said Mr. Bentley, speaking from his home in Santa Clara. "I called for Corbin's nomination even before Tom Ridge tendered his resignation (see "Pissing on the Sparkplug," 11/18/2004). Let Kerik go back to his multi-million dollar job with Giuliani. It's time a man of honor like Barry Corbin gets the recognition he deserves."
"Hell, now that he's lost his hair to alopecia," Bentley added, "Mr. Corbin even looks like Bernard Kerik. And this is the Department of Homeland Security we're talking about. Appearance is everything."
Recent photographs, indeed, show a distict resemblance between Mr. Corbin, whom Jason Bentley recommended in his November 18 weblog entry, and the President's eventual choice on December 3rd. When pressed for an explanation of this coincidence, Mr. Bentley smiled and said, cryptically, "The President and I both like to piss on good sparkplugs."
Neither Barry Corbin nor Bernard Kerik were reached for comment. Sources at the White House, speaking on condition of anonymity, said only that the President "knows good advice when he hears it."
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