{promoted from the diaries, and I'm Irish, btw-- kid o.}
Just seen on MSNBC: Bernard Kerik has withdrawn his name from consideration for Secretary of Homeland Security.
Lord knows his backstory was catching up to him. Guess there wasn't enough of a man date to cover for him. Steve Gilliard has covered a lot of the icky bidness Kerik has engaged in.
Actually, Kerik strikes me as a classic patronage-loving pol, akin to any Irish ward heeler back in the day.