Real or rumor? Chertoff has few days left-up on drudge

[katty]

[leveymg]

1. Nobody ever gets fired from the Mafia, and nobody resigns.

One day, they just aren't at the barber shop or pool hall, anymore.:evilgrin:

[MADem]

2. The rumor has been floating for a day or two because he cancelled

a speaking engagement. CNN covered it, quickly. He says he has to meet with the Mexicans, and that is why he cancelled.

Jeez, Brownie would be happy as hell if this actually happened!

[RamboLiberal]

3. Raw has the story as well

http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Conservative_weekly_Chertoff_has_only_few_0303.html

According to an article at a top Conservative weekly, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has "only a few days left," RAW STORY has found.

On Thursday, former FEMA director Michael D. Brown said that Chertoff deserved to be fired for his performance during Hurricane Katrina, and another official who oversaw the federal response, Matthew Broderick, director of operations for DHS, resigned.

Excerpts from the article written by John Gizzi, Political Editor for Human Events Online:

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/blog-detail.php?id=12917

In the aftermath of the public revelation of the presidential "teleconference" and mounting criticism of the performance of Michael Chertoff, Administration sources told HUMAN EVENTS today that the secretary of Homeland Security has "only a few days left" in the Bush Cabinet.

As one source acquainted with the former federal prosecutor and U.S. appellate judge said under promise of anonymity, "They will give a little time so it won't hurt his reputation too much, but he's probably got only a few days left."

For weeks, Chertoff has been under fire from Capitol Hill and in the media for his performance during the disaster last year. In addition, more criticism has been fuelded by his clash with former FEMA Director Michael Brown in the so-called post-Katrina "blame game." (See HUMAN EVENTS' exclusive report, "Brown: White House Made Me Scapegoat.")

Last month, however, when I asked White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan if the President had confidence in the embattled Chertoff, he replied without hesitation "Absolutely." Even Sen. Hillary Clinton (D.-N.Y.), a very public critic of the Administration's handling of Katrina, stopped short of calling on Chertoff to leave.

[Roland99]

4. He should have been fired before Brownie!

Chertoff's a freakin' lawyer for crying out loud! He was instrumental in approving the Torture Memo!