Now that Michael Brown has resigned as head of FEMA, more questions must be asked about the failures of the Katrina response. Was the failures caused by the former FEMA head or were they just compounded by other failures? Is Michael Brown becoming a fall guy for higher ups in the Department of Homeland Security? […]
I just found this story and I think it proves even more that Michael Brown was not the man for the job. From Seattle Post-Intelligencer (via Raw Story) Brown sent candid e-mail to family THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER — Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown sent a candid e-mail to family and friends this […]
Last week Brownie was doing a “heck of a job” per Bush. This week apparently that job isn’t going so good and now he is being replaced as the head of the disaster in the Gulf. From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON – Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown is being relieved of his duties […]
You may be wondering why I am relating the disaster in the Gulf Coast to that of Bill Clinton’s greatest moment of indiscretion. While the actual events of both incidents have a great difference, the reaction of both Presidents is much the same. Bill Clinton had his sexual encounter with Monica Lewinsky. He was ratted […]
From the AP FEMA Chief Waited Until After Storm Hit By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer The government’s disaster chief waited until hours after Hurricane Katrina had already struck the Gulf Coast before asking his boss to dispatch 1,000 Homeland Security employees to the region  and gave them two days to arrive, according to […]
Bush has made an appointment to head the investigation into what went wrong with last week’s response to Katrina. The head of this investigation is none other than the President himself, leaving one to wonder the kind of conflict of interest that lies in that decision. One of the critical components that failed was FEMA’s […]