Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Editorial: The Bush administration's infatuation with nepotism and political payback has led to several unqualified agency heads, most notably the disastrous Michael Brown of FEMA.
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The Bush administration's infatuation with nepotism and political payback has led to several unqualified agency heads, most notably the disastrous Michael Brown of FEMA.
Now comes Julie Myers, nominated to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Department of Homeland Security without significant experience in the field. She is, however, the niece of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and bride of Michael Chertoff's chief of staff.
That might be qualification enough for the president, but the Senate shouldn't give nominees with weak resumes the benefit of the doubt.
