September 12, 2005

SO THE FEDS HELD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE...:

Embattled FEMA Director Mike Brown resigns (RON FOURNIER, September 12, 2005, AP)

Federal Emergency Management Agency director Mike Brown said Monday he has resigned "in the best interest of the agency and best interest of the president," three days after losing his onsite command of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

Brown, under fire for FEMA's performance in the Gulf Coast, said he feared he had become a distraction.

"The focus has got to be on FEMA, what the people are trying to do down there," Brown told The Associated Press.

His decision was not a surprise. Brown was abruptly recalled to Washington on Friday, a clear vote of no confidence from his superiors at the White House and the Homeland Security Department. Brown had been roundly criticized for FEMA's sluggish response to the hurricane, which has caused political problems for Bush and fellow Republicans. He also was accused of padding his resume, which Brown denied Friday.


...now will the locals follow suit?

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 12, 2005 4:29 PM
Comments

Nope. This gives the Dems ammo to just keep bashing Bush and ignore Nagin and Blanco's screwups.

Posted by: AWW at September 12, 2005 4:34 PM

Brown had been roundly criticized for FEMA's sluggish response to the hurricane, which has caused political problems for Bush and fellow Republicans.

This seems to me to be wishful thinking. What concrete political problems, specifically, has it caused them? I won't deny that it may well cause them problems in the future. But that hasn't happened yet, and to say otherwise is... well, it's par for the course. Carry on, AP.

Posted by: Timothy at September 12, 2005 4:36 PM

What must be driving the WH nuts is that while mistakes were certainly made by FEMA those with experience in disaster recovery efforts are saying the response to Katrina so far has been one of the fastest and largest ever and better than previous hurricanes.

Posted by: AWW at September 12, 2005 4:50 PM

Story on Fox tonight was the Mayor of NO, has bought a house in Dallas and moved his family there.

Posted by: Robert Schwartz [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2005 8:47 PM
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