How Does the Kerik Scandal Impact Giuliani?

[Placebo]

If at all? :shrug:

[Book Lover]

1. Not enough, unfortunately (nm)

[Beaverhausen]

2. Look over there! Peterson got death!!!

no one cares...the repubs can get away with anything.

[Stephanie]

3. They are partners, so Kerik's business ties are Giuliani's ties

And they are both serial adulterers.

[Quakerfriend]

4. Kerik's going back to work for Giuliani's firm now

I personally think that Gonzalez is somewhat at fault, as he's the one responsible for helping to vet these picks.

[rocktivity]

5. Wrong question

The right one is, "Why ISN'T the Kerick scandal having more impact on Bush?" Guiliani made the recommendation, but Bush allowed the appointment to go through. Did the Bush White House not do any checking of Kerik of their own, or was this a deliberate setup of Guiliani to ensure that Jeb Bush is the only viable GOP candidate in 2008?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Placebo]

6. Well we have to look to the future...

and since it's not like we're going to be voting Bush out of office anytime soon, we gotta look towards 2008 where someone like Giuliani comes into play.

[radfringe]

7. it puts him the position

of being on his hands and knees, lips puckered, kissing bush*'s ass and begging for forgiveness

Tomorrow he starts a pilgrimage to Crawford, he'll be crawling on his hands/knees, stopping every 15 minutes to pray followed by singing the GOPer theme song "bush* is great leader-all hail the emperor"

[Nothing Without Hope]

8. Some embarrassment with his "good friend" Bush

A NYT article on this aspect was discussed in another thread a couple of days back:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1066597

Both Rudy and his dog Kerik deserve far more disgrace than they're likely to get from this.

[knowbody0]

9. i don't think * can be embarrassed.

he was getting wood just being around that thug.

[Nothing Without Hope]

12. So true! Evidently * goes for the "tough cop" look

But * has a clear idea of how much respect his toadies owe him, and his idea of "loyalty" means, among other less savory things, never making him look bad -- or, worse. The Kerik thing did that.

[Pirate Smile]

10. Did Giuliani have to vet Kerik to appoint him to his position in NYC? If

yes, he did a bad job.

Did he know and not care - that's bad or did he not know all of this about his buddy and business partner - that's bad. We are talking about corruption issues in law enforcement officials.

[noamnety]

11. Everytime we get dirt on any possible candidate

We need to update the demopedia, for the future. Just in case.

[Stephanie]

15. I'm sure Giuiliani thought he was a genius

Two mistress in ONE love nest? Even Rudy isn't that brazen.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

13. "Giuliani Partners" was poised to receive millions in no-bid contracts

Giuliani would have gotten "Homeland Security" no-bid contracts that would have made Cheney and Halliburton BLUSH. That's why Giuliani pushed, not because he gave a rat's ass whether Kerik lived or died.

Now the only thing Guiliani has is the taste of what Bush had for lunch yesterday on his lying, forked tongue.

:grr:

[LiberalinNC]

14. When Giuliani was DA

His #1 focus was mob guys...and who did Kerik receive $$ from? MOB guys!

They are also partners in a firm, and Giuliani did "push" for Kerik to have the job. So, yes I believe Giuliani's future political career is shot!

[roguevalley]

16. Probably neuters him. He himself has so much baggage, that it

will make the power brokers think long and hard about his viability. After all, they are the MORALITY party.