Friday, September 9, 2005

FEMA Head Relieved Of Duty

From Yahoo News

WASHINGTON - Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown is being relieved of his command of the Bush administration's Hurricane Katrina onsite relief efforts, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Friday.

He will be replaced by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, who was overseeing New Orleans relief and rescue efforts, Chertoff said.

Earlier, Brown confirmed the switch. Asked if he was being made a scapegoat for a federal relief effort that has drawn widespread and sharp criticism, Brown told The Associated Press after a long pause: "By the press, yes. By the president, No."

Yeah, right. That's why we have the press. This is what they're supposed to do. For once, it seems to be working.

Brown doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground about disaster relief. I'm glad he's out, and will soon be out of FEMA as well, although he claims his departure was planned anyway. It's really no big deal: he's a political nobody and is being relieved as part of the Chimp's PR spin. It remains to be seen what kind of medals he will be awarded.

I'm glad they're putting a Coastie in charge. Those guys understand saving people from water.

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