"Brown's defense drew a scathing response from Rep. William Jefferson, D-La.
"I find it absolutely stunning that this hearing would start out with you, Mr. Brown, laying the blame for FEMA's failings at the feet of the governor of Louisiana and the Mayor of New Orleans." "
He's got a point - Louisiana's congressional delegation should get some of the blame too. :)
Should Congress Critters CURRENTLY under investigation for Fraud in Louisiana REALLY be on these sort of panels?
It is like having the murderer's mother on his jury.
This is the same Rep. William Jefferson who is under investigation by the FBI for political corruption and had massive amounts of cash found in his home when the FBI raided it before the storm. Then immediately after he commandeered Louisiana National Guard units to helicopter him into his home so he could "check on it"...more like pick up evidence (cash) to keep his butt out of jail. No wonder he's trying to lay all of the blame at Brown and FEMA's doorstep.
Is willie jefferson the politician who used the national guard to visit his home while people were waiting to be rescued?
Just think, Rep. Jefferson, himself, used the military to evacuate HIS home of papers he didn't want the FBI to get, or the boxes of money, INSTEAD of helping them with search and rescue... that is not part of the news is it? The military was dumbfounded at his delaying them, getting their vehicles bogged down, but I was shocked that the military didn't put him in his place. They did photograph it from what I heard later on Rush....