This is why you don't appoint hacks to important jobs

[Ian David]

by: David
Fri Mar 09, 2007 at 08:31:51 AM EST

The appalling spectacle of hundreds of undocumented workers from New Bedford being herded into planes and flown off to Texas while state and local officials were still scrambling to see whether their kids had anyone to take care of them continues today, with DSS workers following them down to Texas to try to figure out whether their kids are OK. Governor Patrick is exactly right on this.

Two young children were hospitalized yesterday for dehydration after their nursing mothers were taken away, state officials said. Another 7-year-old girl called a state hot line seeking her detained mother. It was unclear last night where their mothers were.

"What we have never understood about this process is why it turned into a race to the airport," Patrick said. "We understand about the importance of processing; we get that. But there are families affected. There are children affected."

The Governor's sharp and totally justified comments sparked this lie from Washington:

Immigration agents "worked closely with DSS both before the operation commenced and at every stage of the operation, to be sure that no child would be without a sole caregiver," Julie L. Myers, the assistant secretary of homeland security, wrote in a letter to Patrick.

Julie Myers ... Julie Myers ... gosh, that name sounds so familiar ...

Oh yeah! Julie Myers, the hack, the well-connected crony with no relevant background who was put in her job via a recess appointment, thereby bypassing Senate confirmation that would have created a nightmarish battle for the Bush administration (because Republican as well as Democratic Senators were going on record with their concerns). Julie Myers, whose appointment to the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement was so obviously inappropriate that it sparked outrage from both left and right.

More:
http://www.bluemassgroup.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6575

[Buzz Clik]

1. Come on! This roundup was a critical appeasement of the GOP base.

Who gives a shit about the consequences.

[MADem]

2. This roundup was a punishment to Blue Massachusetts...IMO. NT

[AnneD]

3. one word...

Katrina.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

4. Heck of a job, Julie

Heck of a job.

[Tanuki]

5. Julie Myers' "qualifications":

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/19/AR2005091901930.html

"Myers also was an associate under independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr for about 16 months and has most recently served as a special assistant to President Bush handling personnel issues.

Her uncle is Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, the departing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She married Chertoff's current chief of staff, John F. Wood, on Saturday."


:eyes:

[Arkansas Granny]

6. In "Bushspeak" those are glowing recommendations.