Could someone tell me what FEMA's Brown has done (or not done) wrong? (vanity)

9/9/05 | vanity

[shhrubbery!]

And while we're at it, if the media are going to do an anal exam of Brown's resume, I want to see them do the same for the resumes of:

"Governor" Blank-0
Mayor Naggin'
Jesse Jackson
Nancy Pelosi
and Mary "Punch" Landrieu

Just hearing now on Rush that there are some reports Brown is stepping down. Other reports, Rush says, are that he's only being "sent back to Washington."

[america-rules]

He sucked on TV !

[Smelly_Fed]

I'm anxious to see the long list of possible replacements that have multiple hurricane-disasters on their resume.

[cksharks]

Do you want facts or BS.

[Bommer]

Vice Admiral Thad Allen to replace him

[the Real fifi]

And Krauthammer says he failed to have someone monitoring the tv so he'd have learned of the Superdome problem..

I think one of his critics ought to be forced to take the job.

[hobbes1]

Day by day night after night,
blinded by the neon lights
Hurry here hustlin' there,
no one's got the time to spare
Money's tight nothin' free,
won't somebody come and rescue me
I am stranded, caught in the crossfire
Stranded, caught in the crossfire

Tooth for tooth eye for an eye,
sell your soul just to buy buy buy
Beggin' a dollar stealin' a dime,
come on can't you see that I
I am stranded, caught in the crossfire
I am stranded, caught in the crossfire

I need some kind of kindness,
some kind of sympathy oh no
We're stranded, caught in the crossfire

Save the strong lose the weak,
never turning the other cheek
Trust nobody don't be no fool,
whatever happened to the golden rule
We got stranded, caught in the crossfire
We got stranded, caught in the crossfire
We got stranded, caught in the crossfire
Stranded, caught in the crossfire
Help me

[frankjr]

I don't know that it is so much what he did wrong (compared to what was down for prior hurricanes). However, I think that Katrina was a once in a lifetime type storm. The work that will need to be done to clean-up and repair is a huge job. A job that is too big for most people. I think Bush wants to get the right person in there for the work going forward.

Of course the Dims will say it proves Brown was a failure and it was Bush's fault.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

That's about it. I still wonder why the media keeps overstating FEMA's role in this, aside from the MSM giving it's usual Lewinkys to the Democrats.

[Cableguy]

He relied on corrupt local officals instead of relying on his own guys. As a result, he didn't have his facts straight. He was always behind the news. He should had someone monitor Fox News instead of talking to Blanco et al.

[Rocketman]

There's an article on FR that he exagerated or falsied his experiance on his resume.

[My2Cents]

He's a Republican.

[brivette]

"Of course the Dims will say it proves Brown was a failure and it was Bush's fault."

And that's the problem with this replacement.

[ANGGAPO]

Sounds like he was thrown to the wolves.

[AmusedBystander]

scapegoat

[capydick]

A: Would somebody please tell me what, specifically, has FEMA director Mike Brown done wrong?,

A: Nothing. The RATS and their cousins in the MSM have gotten so far ahead on the PR game to bash Bush that it has taken on a life of it's own. It's a shame how political gamesmanship trumps doing the right thing today.

[colorado tanker]

A disaster the size of Katrina demands human sacrifice to salve the people's anger. He was the logical man to be sacrificed first.

[Cathy]

He just got taken off hurricane oversight according to FOXNEWS. The Bush Admin is already giving in.

[AntiGuv]

I think a lot of things went wrong on multiple levels with the Katrina response, but the primary criticism I've seen about Brown in particular is that he waited until several hours after landfall before he requested that rescue workers be dispatched, and that he gave two days before they actually had to be on scene. The question I have, however, is whether this is consistent with past hurricanes or not. If it's consistent with past hurricanes, then it doesn't seem as much of a big deal to me.

That being said, everyone knew that a devastating hurricane would flood New Orleans some day and there should've been a disaster preparedness plan specific to that, and separate from the standard operating procedure of dealing with routine hurricanes. I blame everyone involved for not having one, at every level, in past admins as well. There are three exceptional disasters that the U.S. government must be prepared for: a major hurricane hitting New Orleans or Houston, a major earthquake in San Franciso or Los Angeles, a major volcanic eruption near Seattle or Portland.

There is no excuse for not having specific plans to deal with each of these, because they will all happen some day.

[txroadkill]

In a nut shell.....he work's for Bush, therefor he must be evil, uncaring, incompetent,etc....