Posted on 09/07/2005 10:43:23 AM PDT by Chicos_Bail_Bonds
Anybody know what the vote was on Mike Brown's confirmation via the Senate? I've been trying to find this out. I think this guy will be the fall guy but that's not really why I'm asking. A lot of my liberal "colleagues" are screaming about cronyism and my guess is that this guy was confirmed by the entire Senate or damn close.
Can't seem to find the information, however.
Who is Mike Brown?
Owner of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Runs FEMA
Are you sure he is simply appointed? At one point it was a cabinet level position and I thought it needed Senate approval. I'm just asking.
I think it was by Unanimous Consent, but I am trying to find a decent source.
Unfortunately they are right. The top 3 people at FEMA had little or no experience when they were appointed or hired.
Looks like he was confirmed. This site has a bunch of info on the guy (all negative).
To tell the truth, if half of what this site says is true, I really wonder why and how he got the FEMA job.
Just how does one go about getting experience to handle these enormous events that have never occurred before?
Mr. Brown was first appointed to serve as the FEMA General Counsel in February 2001, and then as Acting Deputy Director in September, where he served as the Chairman of the Consequences Management Working Group. As FEMA's General Counsel, Mr. Brown is both the principal legal advisor to FEMA's Director Joe Allbaugh and the head of the Office of General Counsel. Not only does he provide legal advice to the Director, but he and his staff of approximately 30 attorneys provide legal services to all of FEMA's programs and support offices and they also represent the agency in litigation.
Prior to his current job, from 1991 to 2000, Mr. Brown was the Commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association, an international subsidiary of the National Governing Organization of the U.S. Olympic Committee. In his position there, he created ethical programs, enforcement policies and procedures, conducted investigations, and prosecuted fraud and corruption cases.
Before that, he served as General Counsel of Dillingham Insurance, Suits Drilling, Suits Rig, and Latigo Energy, in addition to Dillingham Ranch and Dillingham Enterprises. Earlier positions included 8 years in private practice, 2 years as an advisor to the Oklahoma State Senate's Finance Committee, and 3 years as Public Administrator for Edmond, Oklahoma, where he co-founded joint public-private partnerships for economic development.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_senate_hearings&docid=f:81311.wais
I think you are right to some extent. Cronyism is alive and well in this country. However, let us not forget that if the US Senate allows it to continue then I find that to be equally of interest.
If Mike Brown is in charge of FEMA, no wonder it's messed up. Let's get Marvin Lewis in charge!!!
An administrator rather than a leader.
I have no doubt Brown will be gone. The left will scream he is the "fall guy" as they want a bigger scalp, but Brown should be gone.
He did fine in 2004. Of course, the Florida governor has a little thing called competency.
I didn't mean Brown, I meant anyone. What can possibly prepare a person to handle this type of event?
I have also wondered about the confirmation process on Mike Brown.
The media is totally wrong to be trashing this man and I don't intend to jump on their bandwagon any time soon. If ever.
" Just how does one go about getting experience to handle these enormous events that have never occurred before?"
If you ask him nicely, Karl Rove will use his weather machine to create a pratice hurricane in the location of your choosing.
/s
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