I can't either. Best I can figure, Brown's agency-FEMA- was determined that it will report to Homeland Security once congress invented DHS to appease worried constituents after 9-11.
Congress willy-nilly does this type of thing for political expediency. Giving no thought to how difficult such a change in structure to any business or agency is. A business entity would do re-structures but would clearly understand it will take some time to effect. Not to mention the inner fiefdoms and employee disruption.
Indeed, the creation of the Dept. of Homeland Security was just such a willy-nilly move by congress.
Also, to state the obvious, such huge re-organizational re-structures are even worse with bureaucracies, as one might imagine.
I suspect that the administration, having to deal with the reality of getting done what the congress critters enacted that they may look good, left the reporting structure pretty much the same. IE, FEMA would go on doing the job as it had done with the Admin winking an eye.
Except things didn't go well in Louisiana and there was the ability, heh, to point the fingers by the hysterical congress critters. Who likely knew the story but why bother with the truth when you can lie expediently?
If any group of people could be held responsible for the utter bogging and ineffectiveness of our government, it would be the congress critters.
Not to mention I suspect that Brown absolutely HATES Michael Chertoff.
Just a hunch.
Not to mention I suspect that Brown absolutely HATES Michael Chertoff.
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They obviously did not get along. However, the media made Brown the scapegoat. Why do they not bash Chertoff for choosing to go to Atlanta for a Bird Flu conference on the day after the flood? Because they have chosen their whack-a-mole and it isn't Chertoff - yet.
I agree with that
Though Brownie needs to shut up a tad because he isn't helping himself the finger pointing
It was the media that made Brownie the escape goat and blamed him from day one
Actually, I think Brown has a point. FEMA's mandate is different from an attack on the country. Homeland security and a hurricane don't seem to have much in common. FEMA is more of a coordinating agency with only 2500 people who are used mostly for getting others to respond to emergencies.
Not exactly. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1520728/posts?page=154#154
But I do agree that government overpromises, and have held for a long time that we could be more secure with less centralized oversight.
Not to mention I suspect that Brown absolutely HATES Michael Chertoff.
Truer words were NEVER spoken!