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Bush Plans To Install Inexperienced Crony As Homeland Security Chief

Posted by Pam Spaulding at 1:00 PM on August 27, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: Clay Johnson III went to both prep school and college with Bush and he may be put in charge of Homeland Security. Be afraid, be very afraid.

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This post, written by Pam Spaulding, originally appeared on Pam's House Blend

If Gonzales is replaced by Homeland Insecurity head Michael Chertoff, CNN's sources say that DHS will be headed up by Clay Johnson III, the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget.

It would be yet another hack appointment, a friend of Bush, completely unqualified to defend the homeland, as it were. Think Progress:

Johnson, who has no homeland security experience, is a professional Bush loyalist. While Johnson may have familiarity with some aspects of DHS's budget, he appears to have no experience in the many responsibilities of the department, including immigration, air travel security, disaster response, and other aspects of our nation's homeland defense.

He is one of Bush's oldest friends, having attended both prep school and college with the President. Johnson served as Bush's gubernatorial chief of staff in Texas before heading up the Bush-Cheney transition team.

Tagged as: bush administration, homeland security, chertoff, clay johnson

Pam Spaulding blogs at Pam's House Blend.

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I guess Katrina didn't teach him anything [Report this comment] Posted by: CatDad on Aug 27, 2007 1:29 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Johnson, who has no homeland security experience, is a professional Bush loyalist ========== This is a nice summary of how Cheney/Bush procure people for top, mission-critical jobs....You're doing a heck of a job Brownie! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] No homeland security experience - [Report this comment] Posted by: Lincoln fan on Aug 27, 2007 6:46 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] But he can sure judge horses and kiss asses. Bob Reichenbach, Director, The Lincoln Initiative. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Good ol boys with brown noses aren't pinko [Report this comment] Posted by: particle on Aug 27, 2007 6:58 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] O thank God! they're annointing a team player an not one uf them elitist cappochino drinkin egg heads with theyre "experience" an fancy no it all degrees an stuff. Go team Bush!! OO!! OO!! OOO!! BOOYA!! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] "Cockroach in chief plans on installing inexperienced crony as homeland security chief" So... [Report this comment] Posted by: ~Fiona~ on Aug 28, 2007 5:29 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ...What else is new??? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] he looks like he's trying to learn to read but he may be trying [Report this comment] Posted by: Suzon on Aug 28, 2007 6:59 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] to figure out what end is up [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Croney for Croney for Croney [Report this comment] Posted by: edpaz on Aug 28, 2007 7:17 AM Current rating: 4 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] So what's new? Replace one croney with another then replace him with another croney. Isn't this part of the Bush master plan? Chertoff doesn't have the competence to manage the janitorial crew at the Justice Department and Johnson can't figure which end of the chewing gum stick should be opened first. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Deb [Report this comment] Posted by: debmcd on Aug 28, 2007 10:23 AM Current rating: 4 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Yes, there is 17 months to go and so many school chums that are out of work. Does anyone ask why all these people are in need of work? Did their trust fund run out in the middle of having fun stealing from the little guy or are they just so in love with Bush that they would give up a moment of the lavish life for an overpaid position in name only because the little shrub has run out of real people to do the peoples work? Maybe Bush should see if his barber or butler needs a promotion. They may be qualified in Bush's mind to run Defense or State department. Maybe Barney needs work to suppliment what he gets for doing the White House Christmas videos. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Again Bush appoints Political Commissar to high post [Report this comment] Posted by: cognitorex on Aug 28, 2007 11:14 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Consistent with Bush's desire to implement a Soviet style political structure for the Executive branch he again appoints a political operative to cabinet status. In effect, he institutionalizes incompetence. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Again Bush appoints Political Commissar to high post Posted by: bob t The bad news about democracy [Report this comment] Posted by: AsteroidMiner on Aug 28, 2007 1:28 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The bad news about democracy is that the average people get the government they deserve. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] A TOUGH JOB TO FILL [Report this comment] Posted by: VZEQICVA on Aug 28, 2007 2:04 PM Current rating: 4 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Does anybody really want The Bush Presidency on his/her resume? I don't. He has no choice but to scrape bottom. I have to believe that confirmation hearings will be very ugly. It hope so. Thanks, ANNA [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Why can't Repugwicans use their brains, and hire the best and brightest for these jobs. [Report this comment] Posted by: james2021 on Aug 28, 2007 5:28 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Guess it is because they dont know how to staff important jobs. They are all drilled in the Communist, er Repuglican party line, fill all the jobs with party hacks, and watch the meltdown begin. The Communist, er, Repuglican party should have seen that the Communist model didnt work, and wont work for them either. Go hire the Best and Brightest, not the ones who will tell you what you want to hear. Karl Rove's Sovietization of the Repugwican party is now beginning to bear bitter fruit. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] that's why you get elected... [Report this comment] Posted by: adp3d on Aug 28, 2007 8:48 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ...so that you can provide jobs for all your friends! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Texass eaters of... [Report this comment] Posted by: bob t on Aug 28, 2007 11:13 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ... a mixture of cow shit, horse shit, bull shit, oil and barbecue has deep fried all of their brains. They all have spent too much time in the sun as well. The tinfoil parade from Texas is anathema to human life. The curse of oil has corroded their simple minds. Oil maybe a lubricant for machinery but it is death to all human life. The Iraqis know that now and the Iranians are soon to learn, as the Texass death machine eats them up and bombs them to death. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]