Days After Leak About Obama’s Aunt, Immigration Chief Julie Myers Announces Resignation

[ProSense]

Days After Leak About Obama’s Aunt, Immigration Chief Julie Myers Announces Resignation

Yesterday evening, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chief Julie Myers will be stepping down on Nov. 15, although he gave no reason for her departure. From the press release:

Assistant Secretary Julie Myers has announced that she will depart the department on Nov. 15. Julie has been an extraordinary Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and when she approached me in mid-September to discuss her departure, I knew this would be a loss for the department. Julie has been a major force in transforming ICE into a 21st century law enforcement agency. <…>

I am grateful for Julie’s many contributions to the safety and security of our homeland, and I look forward to our continued friendship.

Myers has been a controversial figure since the day that President Bush nominated her. She was widely criticized as being a crony hire, being the daughter of former Air Force Gen. Richard Myers and possessing almost no immigration or customs experience. During her tenure, ICE was heavily criticized for carrying out politically-motivated immigration raids.
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[Sabriel]

1. Another wonderful pick from the Bush Admin

I'm reallllllly looking forward to having intelligent, competent people in those positions from now on.

[ProSense]

3. The end or an

error (or theft).

[Hope And Change]

2. Hmmm...

[AspenRose]

4. Ha!

Another crony bites the dust

[Lex]

5. .

[bdamomma]

6. there are slowly sinking back into their holes again.

I wish some of them would be arrested before they slither off under their rocks.

[AspenRose]

11. Actually I think quite a few will stay behind to sabotage things

So I hope the Obama Administration expects it and is up for some disinfecting.

[Aloha Spirit]

7. Let it sink in--all this crap is ABOUT TO END. I am so grateful. Time to buy some flag pins.

[tblue37]

12. It won't be that simple. The entire Civil Service, but

especially the DoJ needs to undergo a de-Nazification process to remove corrupt partisan and crony hires.

[Overseas]

8. Hope people remember what a loyal Bush crony Julie Myers was

throughout her career.

Hope she is remembered for helping leak confidential government information on an opponent of the Bush administration.

She was a true Republican and put the party before national security. Country Club First !

[Overseas]

9. K&R for more info on Republican ethics. //nt

[Cha]

10. Slink

away.

[1776Forever]

13. Crony hire? No Bush would never have done that!

:sarcasm:

[JDwho]

14. Bush probably made a little phone call to Julie Myers...

and Voila', Obama has an Aunt living in the US illegally. Even their desperate measures didn't help them and now they just look ridiculous.

[okieinpain]

15. she looks the part

[Javaman]

16. she has that crazy in the eye look about her...

like she's trying as hard as she can to send out fundie rays to convert or kill us all.

[RayOfHope]

17. "..the safety and security of our homeland..." what a creepy phrase n/t

[struggle4progress]

18. Her job was to excite the racist base with politically-chosen immigration raids, so her lack of any

immigration background didn't disqualify her for a Bushista appointment: from her experience with Ken Starr's team, she already knew something about political use of the law -- and her racist credentials were impeccable too, as evidenced by her "most original costume" award to an employee who donned blackface for Halloween

[No Elephants]

19. That's the great thing about crony hires. LOYALTY. Let's see where she works next. That will be a

clue as to whether or not she was the leaker.