“Ice Princess” Julie Myers

For those of you not keeping score, Ms. Myers is the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is the second cousin of Sen. Bond by marriage. Sen. Bond was a big booster of her husband John Wood to become U.S. Attorney in Kansas City.

Myers got into a bit of controversey last Halloween when she awarded and praised a white employee’s black face costume. Our junior Senator Claire McCaskill has put a hold on her nomination. At first, Bond unflinchingly threw his in law under the bus when this matter started getting national attention, but after Thanksgiving, he had a change of heart.

debbieschlussel.com:

A number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other interested readers are asking what’s become of the Bush nomination of Julie L. Myers a/k/a “The ICE Princess” to retain her recess-appointed post above ICE, the nation’s federal immigration enforcement and customs law agency. And there have been a ton of Google searches to this site, today, on the topic, too. I’ve been watching this closely.

Here’s the scoop: I’m 95% certain that The ICE Princess is toast.

Because she is serving a recess appointment, Myers must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate by the end of the year. I’ve contacted the Clerk of the U.S. Senate, and they have no further votes scheduled for the full Senate, today. Read more…

UPDATE:

AP:
Senate OKs Myers for Immigration Job

debbieschlussel.com: Extremely Bad News: Julie “Blackface” Myers Confirmed in Unanimous Consent Vote

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