George W. Bush Appoints All His Loyal Jews to Holocaust Council

W.'s last minute patronage plum appointments for loyal Jewish Republicans:

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council:

• Elliot Abrams, of Virginia, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09;
• Joshua B. Bolten, of the District of Columbia, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09;
• Alan I. Casden, of California, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring 01/15/11;
• Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09;
• William Danhof, of Michigan, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09;
• Sanford Gottesman, of Texas, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09;
• Cheryl Feldman Halpern, of New Jersey, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09,;
• J. David Heller, of Ohio, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09;
• Amy Kaslow, of Maryland, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09;
• M. Ronald Krongold, of Florida, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09;
• Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09;
• Daniel Silva, of the District of Columbia, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09.