Homeland Security deputy secretary resigns

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department's second-in-command resigned today, citing personal financial reasons.

Michael P. Jackson, the department's deputy secretary, has had a major hand in running the large department, particularly in putting in place the current management team. In an e-mail to staff today, Jackson said, "The simple truth, however, is that after over five years of serving with the president's team, I am compelled to depart for financial reasons that I can no longer ignore." Jackson's resignation is effective Oct. 26.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5159338.html

[Ian David]

1. Michael P. Jackson has resigned to spend more time waterboarding his family. n/t

[rfranklin]

2. Sinking ship, rat, big cheese on the wharf...

Yes, must get cheese before ships goes under completely!

[global1]

3. First Tony Snow And Now This Guy.....

I guess the pResident doesn't pay his people well.

[Nostradammit]

4. Glad to see he had his priorities straight

"Protect the country or make more moolah? Hmmmmm..."

[soothsayer]

5. Financial reasons? this is an odd new trend

[lonestarnot]

6. He's prollee stolen all he can get.

:sarcasm:

[denverbill]

9. Correction. He's been greasing the wheels for private corps for all these years.

Now it's time to get paid off with a nice fat paycheck from the folks he's really been working for.

[Ian David]

11. In the months we have left to live before The Nuclear Bushocaust? n/t

[iburl]

7. Personal Financial reasons...

...like, he can make 10 times the money consulting for Saudi Arabians and UAE on how to skirt our meager port security arangements.

[lonestarnot]

10. Pugs stink'n up the planet.

[quiet.american]

8. I don't ever remember hearing the "need mo' money" departure excuse used in other administrations.

Anyone else?

[Ian David]

12. Nope. Not once. n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. It's a new one to me also

I keep wondering how it plays with the rest of America.

Personally, I would have thought it would be insulting to most Americans.

[DLnyc]

16. ?Maybe he doesn't have any family? n/t

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

14. Yeah, those upcoming attorney fees

I am compelled to depart for financial reasons that I can no longer ignore."

[Hekate]

15. Has he been offered a fat position on some corporate board or other?

That would certainly make a government salary look inadequate.

Hekate

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. Something I just thought of, Thompson requested an investigation into DHS spending and

They've failed their last three (I think) audits.

I may have looked at this from the wrong angle. Perhaps his financial reasons aren't for him to make more money, but rather the money that's missing. :think:

[tanyev]

18. *sniff* Do I smell burning martyr?

If all these Republicans are making such enormous, painful, financial sacrifices just to "serve their country", then they could do us all a great big favor and let the Democrats run things for awhile. Somehow, Democrats are able to find competent people who don't whine about the supposedly substandard pay.

[la la]

19. maybe Larry Flynt?

hmmmmm?