Kobach Earns Kudos For KBI Pick

This week we notice a tacit bit of relief from progressive pundits along with an array of backhanded compliments. 

A relevant passage from a Kansas paper . . .

"What that should tell you is that Mattivi is a serious guy who, without regard to politics, wants to put bad actors behind bars so we can all sleep safer at night. And that’s exactly what we need in a KBI director. Choosing who heads the KBI is one of the most crucial decisions an attorney general will be called on to make. So credit Kris Kobach, who, by all indications, hit it out of the park with the Mattivi nomination . . .

"The knock on Kobach has never been his intelligence, but that he often — too often — allows his personal politics to intrude on good judgment. So it’s welcome that he put the campaign behind him and made a serious choice for KBI director — even though they were hard-fought rivals less than five months ago."

More background . . .

"Kobach announced Tuesday that he has picked Tony Mattivi for the key state law enforcement post. Mattivi was a federal prosecutor for more than 20 years and coordinator of anti-terrorism and homeland security efforts in Kansas when he retired as a prosecutor in November 2020."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kris Kobach to nominate ex-primary rival Tony Mattivi as KBI director

TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach says he is nominating a former longtime federal prosecutor who also was among his Republican primary rivals to be the Kansas Bureau of Investigation's next director. Kobach announced Tuesday that he has picked Tony Mattivi for the key state law enforcement post.