Janet Napolitano to Resign

[xb12s]

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/nap ... 39290.html

Government source says U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano set to resign today (Friday).

Janet Napolitano, the U.S. secretary of Homeland Security and former governor of Arizona, is being named as the next president of the University of California system, in an unusual choice that brings a national-level politician to a position usually held by an academic. Her appointment also means the 10-campus system will be headed by a woman for the first time in its 145-year history.

[The Annoyed Man]

You beat me to this. Here is my speculation:

She'll be Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016.

[xb12s]

http://www.chron.com/news/politics/arti ... cmpid=hpbn

I think the first link is adding details as it is developing. The story in this link had more already.

[xb12s]

You beat me to this. Here is my speculation:

She'll be Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016.

That is scary.

[Cedar Park Dad]

You beat me to this. Here is my speculation:

She'll be Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016.

That is scary.

No that means they lose 65% to 20%. JN is a hated figure by many on both the left and right.

[xb12s]

You beat me to this. Here is my speculation:

She'll be Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016.

That is scary.

No that means they lose 65% to 20%. JN is a hated figure by many on both the left and right.

Oh I agree with that. I just mean it is SCARY to think about. Just visualize those two for a second. Gives me the heebs! :-)

[The Annoyed Man]

You beat me to this. Here is my speculation:

She'll be Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016.

That is scary.

No that means they lose 65% to 20%. JN is a hated figure by many on both the left and right.

I realize that, but this move is rehabilitative. There is perhaps no bigger hotbed of liberalism than the UC system, and particularly its management. As a former Californian, I can testify that it is corrupt too, but that's another story. Napolitano has 3 years to rehab her image in academia, by which time she'll be applauded for her "massive intellect," her "standing firm in difficult times," for "restoring integrity to the UC system," and for her "national defense and security credentials" which steals some of the republicans' thunder in that area. She'll be Hillary's Dick Cheney......minus the hunting accident....

And if elected, the dems get to replace Crazy Uncle Joe (Biden) with Evil Uncle Joe (Stalin). There is no way on God's green earth that Napolitano is going to just fade into academic obscurity. How on earth she got elected governor in Arizona is beyond me, and that, plus the fact that they keep reelecting John McCain is what makes me realize that Arizona.....despite constitutional carry.....is no hotbed of either conservatism or libertarianism. I have completely eliminated Arizona from my short list of states I'd try to make it to if Texas were ever to fall. It will be part of Aztlan within 50 years.

Don't believe me? Look at this chart taken from her wikipedia page:

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Arizona Gubernatorial Election 2002
Party				Candidate			Votes		%		±%
Democratic		Janet Napolitano	499,284		46.2		+0.9
Republican		Matt Salmon		478,935		45.3	
Independent		Richard Mahoney	84,947		6.9	
Libertarian		Barry Hess	20,356	1.7	
Democratic gain from Republican	Swing	
	
Arizona Gubernatorial Election 2006
Party				Candidate					Votes		%		±%
Democratic		Janet Napolitano (Incumbent)	959,830		62.6		+16.4
Republican		Len Munsil				543,528		35.4	
Libertarian		Barry Hess				30,268		2.0	
Democratic hold	Swing		

In that 2006 election, there was obviously greater participation.....everybody's numbers were up. But the Libertarian participation went up approximately 49%, the republican participation went up 13.5%, but the democrat participation went up 92.2%!!!!! Her margin of victory went from 0.9% in 2002 to 16.4% in 2006. You have to ask yourself, from whence did an additional 460,546 democrat voters suddenly materialize, in an allegedly conservative (ahem....BORDER) state?

Arizona is just a few short years, maybe less than 5, from being entirely in the blue column. And with "immigration reform" just around the corner—a newspeak term meaning "immigration corruption"—it will happen sooner rather than later.

I don't call Napolitano a toad just because she is head of DHS. I call her one because she is a corrupt individual, with no respect for either the Constitution, or the integrity of the democratic process, as demonstrated by her electoral record.

You want scary? ALSO according to her wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Napolitano):

In 2008, she was cited by The New York Times to be among the women most likely to become the first female President of the United States.

The entire arc of her career gives no indication that she would be in any way content with the relative obscurity of a UC Regent. AT MINIMUM, she'll be Hillary's running mate. Worst case scenario, she runs for POTUS herself.

She can beat Clinton. She has none of Clinton's scandals. She's not married to an egomaniac who cannot keep himself out of the limelight. If Clinton gets elected, you're not just electing her, you're reelecting Slick Willy. The only reason Napolitano has no political buzz right now is that she has held her cards close to her vest and so there is no news to report about her future political ambitions. Being single, she will not have any marital distractions. Being single and powerful, she will absolutely get the feminist vote. Because of ongoing speculation about her sexuality, she will get the gay vote. She will get the latino vote (she was favorably disposed toward illegal aliens as Arizona's governor and was poor at defending the border). She'll get the black vote simply because she's a democrat. She'll get the white democrat vote from those who are exhausted by the Clinton name and think it is about time to get some "fresh blood" into the office. If you stop and think about it, Clinton and Biden (who will probably run again), and NY's Cuomo are really all that the democratic party has in currently recognized big names.......unless you consider Napolitano, who is their dark horse. Her only "negative" (in the eyes of democrats) is a friendship with, of all people, Sheriff Arpaio: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_ ... rwear.html

She scares the crap out of me.

[SewTexas]

I'm just trying to figure out what shoe is getting ready to drop? I'm actually nervous

[Cedar Park Dad]

You beat me to this. Here is my speculation:

She'll be Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016.

That is scary.

No that means they lose 65% to 20%. JN is a hated figure by many on both the left and right.

Oh I agree with that. I just mean it is SCARY to think about. Just visualize those two for a second. Gives me the heebs! :-)

I REFUSE to visualize this, after all once seen it cannot be unseen.

[gigag04]

I wish Holder would bow out too...

[chasfm11]

I wish Holder would bow out too...

Comrade Janet's departure does not bode well for Holder leaving. She was the heir apparent to the AJ position and now that she is no longer in the mix, I cannot see another likely candidate. I also cannot imagine her jumping back Academia to take over the AJ job. And lastly, I cannot see an "outsider" taking over Holder's spot.

For me it is a neck and neck race as to who has been the most despicable in office between Holder and Napolitano. Both have committed egregious acts against American citizens and others. While I don't believe all of the reports on either of them, I also don't believe that half of the things that either has done have been reported.

I'm not at all sorry to see her go. I sincerely hope that she never returns to any government position. I wouldn't want her as our dog catcher.

[mojo84]

I wish Holder would bow out too...

Comrade Janet's departure does not bode well for Holder leaving. She was the heir apparent to the AJ position and now that she is no longer in the mix, I cannot see another likely candidate. I also cannot imagine her jumping back Academia to take over the AJ job. And lastly, I cannot see an "outsider" taking over Holder's spot.

For me it is a neck and neck race as to who has been the most despicable in office between Holder and Napolitano. Both have committed egregious acts against American citizens and others. While I don't believe all of the reports on either of them, I also don't believe that half of the things that either has done have been reported.

I'm not at all sorry to see her go. I sincerely hope that she never returns to any government position. I wouldn't want her as our dog catcher.

I'm sure there are plenty other progressive criminal thugs that would be happy to step in to take the reigns in the demise of liberty and the rise of tyranny.

[TexasCajun]

Makes you wonder what's about to break loose next in the administration. This is a complete 180 from how this story was supposed to play out. She was supposed to launch her campaign for the white house from the AG office after Holder leaves. This sidestep is clearly an attempt to keep whatever is coming from getting on her.

[karder]

On one hand, it will be nice to have Napolitano gone, but on the other you can bet Our Glorious Leader has someone just as incompetent, unqualified, corrupt, and completely loyal waiting in the wings to replace her. My completely unqualified guess is that the next big White House scandal is about to break and Napolitano is being moved out so that her replacement can say "I don't know anything, but make no mistake, I will get to the bottom of it".

[Dadtodabone]

TAM wrote:
You have to ask yourself, from whence did an additional 460,546 democrat voters suddenly materialize, in an allegedly conservative (ahem....BORDER) state?

Dead people, folks who have never left the Res their entire life, California transplants, and yes the odd illegal immigrant or two. Net migration from other states between 2000 and 2006 was 541,000 people or 12% of the 2000 population. A childhood friend in a command position with AZ DPS told me that from Jan 2001 to March 2007 they processed an average of 134 California drivers license surrenders and re-issued Arizona drivers licenses per business day. Almost 250,000 for the period.
Whites are 60% of the Population, Hispanics 29%, Blacks 4%, Native Americans 6%.