[navysealdad]

If this happens I'm finished will the Republicans!!

[TomGuy]

FEMA Chief Relieved of Katrina Duties

By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 2 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown is being removed from his role managing Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, The Associated Press has learned.

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Brown is being sent back to Washington from Baton Rouge, where he was the primary official overseeing the federal government's response to the disaster, according to two federal officials who declined to be identified before the announcement.

Brown will be replaced by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad w. Allen, who was overseeing New Orleans relief and rescue efforts.

Brown has been under fire because of the administration's slow response to the magnitude of the hurricane. On Thursday, questions were raised about whether he padded his resume to highlight his previous emergency management background.

Less than an hour before Brown's removal came to light, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Brown had not resigned and the president had not asked for his resignation.

McClellan did not directly answer a question about whether the president had full confidence in Brown.

"We appreciate all those who are working round the clock, and that's the way I would answer it," he said.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Foxnews is now saying that his job in New Orleans is being turned over to the Deputy Adm Allen of the Coast Guard and Brown is simply returning to Washington....no confirmation that he is being replaced as the head of FEMA.

[Pessimist]

CNN is saying he's being "sent home" and Chertoff will name a replacement.

Any bets on ColoRectal Powell?

[Grampa Dave]

When did your son finish his Buds Training and where?

[gridlock]

I don't see why this should upset you so. Did you even know who Michael Brown was 10 days ago?

[NormB]

I don't know if it is worth defending this guy.


I guess borwn padded his resume pretty badly, not sure if
it is true or not.

[Final Authority]

When GWB's dad was President John Sununu Sr. was his chief of staff. Wally Stickney of Salem, NH, a friend of Sununu's was made head of FEMA. His qualifications was at one time he operated a bulldozer and a backhoe and was proficient in land surveying. I believe there was a similar problem with his performance during and after a hurricane not unlike Brown but because it was such a smaller problem the Bush administration could hide Stickney from the controversy.

[MEG33]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050909/ts_nm/brown_dc_3;_ylt=AnCmx4EzxUD9HBSyGJr0kHUbLisB;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

They said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was bringing Brown back to Washington and putting Vice Admiral Thad Allen, chief of staff of the U.S. Coast Guard, in charge of operations on the ground.

One official familiar with the decision said Chertoff made the decision and was soon to make the announcement. Brown has been under heavy criticism for a slow emergency response to the hurricane, with some Democrats demanding he be fired.

[MineralMan]

Say it loud!

[hershey]

Brown out, well, Dems have their sacrifice.

[texasmountainman]

Since heads are beginning to roll, we need to demand that Blanco and Nagin both resign immediately!

[George W. Bush]

If this happens I'm finished will the Republicans!!

No, you're not.

Dang, it's rare, perhaps unknown, for any president to serve two terms without having to replace a few losers. Think of the thousands of people they have to appoint. Inevitably, they have to rely on the opinions of others. I've found no evidence yet that Bush ever met Brown before he was hired at FEMA as Chief Counsel.

Brown is so 'hot' right now that Bush may simply feel he needs to focus political effort on the relief effort. Brown has simply become a political liability, regardless of what he did or didn't do.