Thursday, November 03, 2005

Brownie, What a Rugged Functionary

A Congressman from one of the areas of Louisiana that was particularly hard hit by Katrina has released lots of Emails from ex-FEMA chief Mike "Brownie" Brown. They certainly will not change anybody's impression of Brownie as a weak and untalented administrator who owed his position to being chummy with Dubya. For instance, in response to one Email on the second day of the disaster in New Orleans that described the situation as "past critical," Brownie wrote, "Thanks for the update. Anything specific I need to do or tweak?" Or how about another Email to a FEMA PR flack the day Katrina hit: "Can I quit now? Can I come home?" Way to show leadership, Brownie!

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