Newsweek has obtained new e-mails that Michael Brown turned over to Congress
regarding Katrina. These emails show a White House in “Chaos” following the
storm:

Brown, now trying to restore his image, gave Congress a set of e-mails
sent as the catastrophe unfolded. The e-mails, obtained by NEWSWEEK, provide
the latest—though still incomplete—picture of senior officials’ chatter amid
the chaos.

Four days after Katrina hit, on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 1, it was
finally clear to everyone that things had gone horribly wrong. But Brown and
other officials seemed mired in office politics. Brooks Altshuler, Brown’s
policy director, worried that Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
was growing unhappy with Brown’s performance. “Please talk up the Secretary
during your press avails I.e. ‘Solid team with solid support from the
secretary etc.'” Altshuler wrote his boss. “Unconfirmed, but people are
noticing and they are reading into friction … ” Brown angrily responded
that he had told the Homeland secretary that his numerous phone calls were
“killing me … He assures me he is not trying to interfere, but they are
literally driving me crazy … ”

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It is no wonder the White House kept these emails from Congress. After a
disaster the people always turn to their leaders. That is more evident in a post
9/11 America. With actions like this coming from or leaders how in the hell can
Bush say “Democrats live in a pre 9/11 world while Republicans live in a post
9/11 world”. If Katrina was any indicator of that line of thought then I would
gladly have a pre 9/11 world back – you know one where our country is able to
respond to disasters.