Michael Brown Out Of A Job

Friday, September 09, 2005

Michael Brown Out Of A Job

By Rob on September 9, 2005 at 12:09 pm

The Guardian - The embattled director of the Federal Emergency Management agency (Fema) has lost his frontline job overseeing the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, it was announced tonight.

Michael Brown was being sent back to Washington from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where the aid effort is being coordinated. Vice Admiral Thad Allen, chief of staff of the US Coast Guard will replace him in the frontline role.

Mr Brown's boss, the homeland security secretary, Mike Chertoff, announced the moves at a news conference in Baton Rouge tonight.

This was the right move.

Will it satisfy the people castigating Bush over Katrina? Not likely. There's blood in the water, they aren't going to back off now. And, really, Katrina is just the cause of the moment for most of these people. They made up their minds about our President a long time ago and would likely criticize him regardless of what he does.

Comments

Actually, “Brownie” (or “Drownie,” if you prefer) is NOT out of a job. He’s still drawing a paycheck, and the President contents that he’s doin’ a heck of a job. He’s just getting transfered from the field office back to his desk in DC.

If precedent holds, Bush will award him the Medal of Freedom by Christmas.

Don Myers on September 9, 2005 at 01:10 pm

A good move. Bush doesn’t often back down from his mistakes so he should receive credit for this.

MikeAdamson on September 9, 2005 at 04:10 pm

Why exactly Rob, was this the ‘right move’? If the severity of the devastation was the fault of the unpreparedness on the state and local levels, what did Brown do (or not do) to warrant the relieve of his command? What has happened since Bush’s public vote of confidence?

Was it the right political move? Did it have anything to do with the inaccuracies in his resume?

You might find this Slate article also interesting.

that colored fella on September 9, 2005 at 10:10 pm

You might find this Slate article also interesting.

That race baiting article was interesting? How?

likwidshoe on September 10, 2005 at 02:10 am

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