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September 27, 2005
Hmmmmm....
So I'm watching the Investigation into the hurricane Katrina response. Former FEMA director Brown is testifying and has some very strong defenses up his sleeve.
Could this be an indicator of another Bush masterstroke???
Release Brown from duty, knowing he's going to be pulled up before Congress, the take the chains off Brown and let him "tell it like it is".
Of course the Congressmen are asking tough partisan questions of Brown, but he's keeping his cool, pointing out that what the Congressman are trying to do is suggest that FEMA should be "doing" the job rather than "coordinating" the local, state and federal resources.
And there's the rub. Those that would criticize the federal response fail to realize that it is the local and state's responsibility BY LAW to manage a disaster until the effort is Federalized, since that didn't happen in a timely fashion (the fault of the Louisiana governor) FEMA had it's hands tied by that pesky Constitution and was sticking to it's "coordination" role until the Governor released control to the FEDS.
Brown doesn't get much love in the media, blogosphere or public at large, he was a convenient target and truly, Brown was not the problem, the Local and State officials were the problem. When every other player on the team decides they don't want to follow the called play, expect chaos to develop. Props to Brown and the FEDS for sticking to task while the locals just criticized, and getting things back under control in New Orleans.
It'll still gonna be interesting to see Brown, who's not beholden to PC gamesmanship anymore, play this out without having to fear anything. Cup of truth, anyone???
--Jason
Posted by JasonColeman at September 27, 2005 10:49 AM
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