Impeach George W. Bush. Impeach Him Now
George W. Bush thinks FEMA's leaders are just swell:
Michael Berube: George W. Bush, waving his arms woodenly and stumbling through simple sentences until he gets to that funny little joke about sitting up on Trent Lott’s porch. And let’s not forget the immortal line, “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.” I see a Medal of Honor in Mike Brown’s future...
The Boston Herald is a newspaper:
BostonHerald.com - Business News: Brown pushed from last job: Horse group: FEMA chief had to be `asked to resign': By Brett Arends: Saturday, September 3, 2005: The federal official in charge of the bungled New Orleans rescue was fired from his last private-sector job overseeing horse shows. And before joining the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a deputy director in 2001, GOP activist Mike Brown had no significant experience that would have qualified him for the position. The Oklahoman got the job through an old college friend who at the time was heading up FEMA....
I look at FEMA and I shake my head,'' said a furious Gov. Mitt Romney yesterday, calling the responsean embarrassment.''... Brown - formerly an estates and family lawyer - this week has has made several shocking public admissions, including interviews where he suggested FEMA was unaware of the misery and desperation of refugees stranded at the New Orleans convention center.Before joining the Bush administration in 2001, Brown spent 11 years as the commissioner of judges and stewards for the International Arabian Horse Association, a breeders' and horse-show organization based in Colorado.
We do disciplinary actions, certification of (show trial) judges. We hold classes to train people to become judges and stewards. And we keep records,'' explained a spokeswoman for the IAHA commissioner's office.This was his full-time job . . . for 11 years,'' she added.Brown was forced out of the position after a spate of lawsuits over alleged supervision failures. ``He was asked to resign,'' Bill Pennington, president of the IAHA at the time, confirmed last night....
Josh Micah Marshall:
Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall: August 28, 2005 - September 03, 2005 Archives: Atrios has a string of posts up today pointing to a common global explanation of what happened last week, a failure not of resources and capacity but coordination and executive leadership.
An article in the Post suggests the US military was ready to begin emergency food drops into New Orleans much earlier in the week. But they were waiting on a request from FEMA.
Lousiana Gov. Blanco accepted an offer of state National Guard troops from New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday, just before the storm hit. But the paperwork from Washington, allowing the troops to deploy, didn't come until Thursday.
Impeach George W. Bush. Impeach him now.
