So much for Kerik

This comes as a bit of a surprise:

Kerik withdraws name for consideration of Homeland Security Department

Either something somehow slipped by the people charged with finding possible candidates, or perhaps he was a red herring, deliberately chosen to go in, attract attention, and help confuse Washington, either for that position or another. The only reason I mentioned the latter is because of an old Dilert cartoon I saw recently, in which Wally would always make sure there was something glaringly wrong with his project. The Pointy Haired Boss, even though incompetent beyond belief, would spot this and reccomend it be changed. This would make him feel important, and hence less likely to spot another mistake, especially one thats not there.