Vito Fossella, Rudy Giuliani and Bernard Kerik

via Boston.com;

''Bernie Kerik knows the needs of New York City and how to fight terrorism better than anybody," Fossella said.

Then we find out last week, via MSNBC;

Bernard Kerik, the police commissioner under former Mayor Rudy Giuliani who nearly became head of the Homeland Security Department, will surrender to authorities Friday to be arraigned on criminal charges, an official said Thursday.

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Prosecutors have been presenting evidence to a federal grand jury in White Plains for several months to consider charges against Kerik including tax evasion and corruption.

Kerik was recommended by Rudy Guiliani for the post of Homeland Security chief and as we see above quickly endorsed by Rep. Fossella for the position. It comes as no surprise that Fossella who endorsed Guiliani, supports more government corruption and would want someone like Kerik in charge of Homeland Security. This is how Fossella operates. Corruption knows no bounds. Politics trumps qualifications even when it comes to our own security.