FEMA Cronies

Ledfish · 2005-09-05, 01:48 AM

Unfortunately, when the Democrats are in the Whitehouse they too do the same type of thing....it's simple political payback.

It is unfortunate because I highly doubt in the aftermath and hearings that are sure to follow, that those hearings will focus largely on why the Republican adminstration felt that "brownie" as Bush has referred to him (which furthers the "He's a Bush buddy angle") was qualified for a job that had such huge implications. In fact, Chertoff is all ready defending Michael Brown by saying that he did a fine job in Florida last year with the hurricanes that hit there.

I also noted that in an interview tonight on CNN with James Witt, he stopped just short of blantly saying that FEMA screwed up. Instead he simple said that making FEMA a second tier agency and stripping it of it's operating funds was a huge mistake by the current administration. For those that don't know, FEMA because a sub agency of the department of homeland security and it's funds were re-appropriated in order to fund the department of homeland security.

As someone else said though, no ones head will role like it should.....otherwise Karl Rove would have found himself brought up on criminal charges for outting a CIA operative.

I will say again and again. If this is how well our goverment can respond to a natural disaster, I sure am scared if we are hit by a large scale terrorist attack !

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2005-09-05, 01:48 AM	#8
Ledfish Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8	Unfortunately, when the Democrats are in the Whitehouse they too do the same type of thing....it's simple political payback. It is unfortunate because I highly doubt in the aftermath and hearings that are sure to follow, that those hearings will focus largely on why the Republican adminstration felt that "brownie" as Bush has referred to him (which furthers the "He's a Bush buddy angle") was qualified for a job that had such huge implications. In fact, Chertoff is all ready defending Michael Brown by saying that he did a fine job in Florida last year with the hurricanes that hit there. I also noted that in an interview tonight on CNN with James Witt, he stopped just short of blantly saying that FEMA screwed up. Instead he simple said that making FEMA a second tier agency and stripping it of it's operating funds was a huge mistake by the current administration. For those that don't know, FEMA because a sub agency of the department of homeland security and it's funds were re-appropriated in order to fund the department of homeland security. As someone else said though, no ones head will role like it should.....otherwise Karl Rove would have found himself brought up on criminal charges for outting a CIA operative. I will say again and again. If this is how well our goverment can respond to a natural disaster, I sure am scared if we are hit by a large scale terrorist attack !