NYT: Bush Names Cheney Kin to Legal Post (son-in-law)

[kskiska]

WASHINGTON, March 30 - President Bush has nominated the vice president's son-in-law, Philip J. Perry, as general counsel of the Homeland Security Department, where he would oversee 1,500 lawyers who work on legal matters like Coast Guard maritime laws and immigration.

Mr. Perry, who is married to Elizabeth Cheney, is leaving the Washington office of the Latham & Watkins law firm, where he was a partner, as well as a lobbyist for Lockheed Martin, one of the top 10 contractors for the Homeland Security Department.

Before joining Latham & Watkins, Mr. Perry was general counsel of the White House Office of Management and Budget and, before that, acting associate attorney general at the Justice Department, where he oversaw civil litigation divisions. In 2000, Mr. Perry, who has a law degree from Cornell Law School, worked on the Bush-Cheney Presidential Transition team and was an adviser to Dick Cheney as he prepared for the vice-presidential debates.

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If confirmed, Mr. Perry will not be the only member of Mr. Cheney's family working for the administration. Elizabeth Cheney, the vice president's daughter and Mr. Perry's wife, was appointed last month by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the second-ranking United States diplomat for the Mideast.

A White House spokeswoman, Dana Perino, said Mr. Perry's nomination had nothing to do with his relationship to the vice president.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/31/politics/31homeland.html?

[liberal43110]

1. Nepotism: alive and well in the U.S.

Why am I not the least bit surprised?

[ElectroPrincess]

8. Notice that ole' Liz Cheney has a "daddy acquired" cushy

position also within the Bush Co. dynasty? BTW she's a real piece of work, i.e., think American Enterprise Institute Propaganda monger.

Brings new meaning to the term "All in the Family."

[ogradda]

2. O PLEASE!!!

His appointment has nothing to do with his relationship with Cheney???


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!:rofl:

[ninkasi]

7. That's the same reaction I had

after reading the article. There sure are a lot of these cushy jobs being handed out to relatives, or cronies. The repukes are stupid, liars, corrupt, or a combination of all three.

[dbeach]

3. COZY COZY

Snug like bugs in the rugs.[More like lice}

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. It is NICE to be the King!

By the way, McKineley's (rove's model) did the same.

:sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[PinkTiger]

5. Heck yeah!!!

After all, they got themselves a MANDATE!!!!
What do they care if they look just a bit incestuous???

[AlCzervik]

6. Whaaaa?? I thought they hated trial laywers?

http://www.lw.com/attorney/attorneysearch_profile.asp?selDepartment=&selPractice=&attno=02162&tmpName=Perry%2C+Philip%20Philip&qs=letter***P
Sorry ladies, he's married.

[SoCalDem]

9. Don't forget JFK appointed his brother to be Atty Gen.

Our hands are as soiled as anyone when it comes to nepotism.. At the end of the day, it's always about money and security.. no matter if you are JFK...LBJ...GWB...or owner of a business..

[KDLarsen]

10. In the case of JFK & RFK..

.. don't forget that RFK did a LOT of work on his brothers campaign, especially in getting him the victory in the primaries. I doubt the same can be said here.

And as for LBJ, afaik, the only thing that got him on the ticket with JFK, was the archive that Hoover had built up on JFK, which he was more than happy to share with LBJ.

[Art_from_Ark]

11. And Bobby Kennedy took his post as Attorney General seriously

I'm pretty sure he understood the Constitution and his duty to it, unlike nearly every one of his repuke successors

[dbt]

12. "We will avoid even the APPEARANCE of impropriety."

:eyes:

[saigon68]

13. Doesn't sound like it to me

[Gin]

14. Mr.Perry sure does job hop......competent or incompetent?

g

[tanyev]

15. I think they're starting to run low on loyal toadies.

Maybe Mary Cheney's significant other will be next?

[Moderator]

16. kick to combine

[Robbien]

17. Bush Names Partner (and Cheney's Son-in-Law) Homeland Security GC

President Bush has nominated Philip J. Perry, a partner at Latham & Watkins and former GC of White House Office of Management and Budget and acting associate attorney general, to fill the general counsel slot at the Homeland Security Department, the New York Times reports.

Perry is also Dick Cheney's son-in-law.

At Latham & Watkins, Perry lobbied for Lockheed Martin, one of the top 10 contractors for the Homeland Security Department, the Times reports. At Homeland Security, he will supervise 1,500 attorneys.

http://www.nylawyer.com/news/05/03/033105u.html

[jojo54]

18. If the Dems don't protest this one, I'm out!

That is, as long as the filibuster hasn't been ousted by then.

[napi21]

19. Aaah, nepotism sneaks in again!

If working in gov't is such a low paying job, and such a sacrifice, why are all these AH's putting all their friends and relaitves in gov't jobs?

[orwell]

20. Ah Yes

The American "meritocracy" in full flower.

[BrklynLiberal]

21. So, explain to me exactly how Bush is different from Saddam Hussein.

I'm just waiting to see what jobs he gives to his daughters.

[JohnnyBoots]

22. SHENNANIGANS!!!!! I call SHENNANIGANS on the GOP....

Bring out the brooms