Former NYC Police Commissioner Kerik, nominated to head the chaotic Homeland Security Department, has withdrawn his nomination. He claims he had a "nanny problem". There now seems to be a great deal of controversy over whether this is a cover story, with Newsweek magazine saying they brought allegations of financial misdealings and the fact there was an open arrest warrant for Kerik in force for his failure to appear to face a subpoena. They notified the White House of their intention to print this story at 6 PM, and by 8:30 he resigned, citing this "nanny problem".

In general, this was a terrible nominee - despite his WTC hero-myth and Fox News-created media persona, many NYPD blamed his prior mismanagement of causing problems that resulted in the disorganized reponse on 9-11 that resulted in the deaths of NYPD personnel. In addition, he was appointed to a six month assignment in Iraq and forced to leave after three months following allegations of mismanagement and what some described as "meglomania", given credence by the fact he liked to refer to himself as "The new Interior Minister of Iraq" while his tenure there was disatourous in terms of mission faliure as we all know by the magnificent state of the Iraqi security forces, that is if you can find them. Added to that were allegations of conflict of interest in goverment contracts. How did such a loser get appointment to high office? Why the cover up?