[WHBates]

LOL, I think that the entire political class will settle on the good Mayor of LA.

First reason is that Mike Brown has done nothing wrong (other miss statements possibly).

Second reason is that the Mayor of NO should be in jail for malfeasance and that is clear.

Third reason is that the Dems have to protect the incompetent Governor to retain their last state wide power base in the South.

[infocats]

see FR Post. Apparently, FEMA has extraordinary power and latitude in dealing with emergencies of Katrina's magnitude.

The Buck Stops Here

Mike Brown, as an appointee of Pres. Bush (possibly through Chertoff of Homeland Security) deserves the hit (and by extension, Bush) at the federal level, for a woefully inadequate initial response. Of course, the primary blame must be put on the elected representatives of Louisiana for their dysfunctionality.

That is the reason I suggested that this might be the only area of vulnerability faced by President Bush re. Katrina.

[Chicos_Bail_Bonds]

Looks like Lieberman made some comments about Brown during the confirmation process. Per MSNBC.

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Here is the msnbc quote:


But the dim view of Brown's qualifications by senators seems to have emerged only in hindsight. Members of both parties seemed little troubled by his background at 2002 Senate hearings that led to his confirmation as deputy FEMA chief.

Indeed, Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, who led those hearings, called Brown's long-ago stint as assistant city manager in Edmond, Okla., a "particularly useful experience" because he had responsibility for local emergency services.