Amid questions about his fitness to lead FEMA, the AP is reporting that FEMA Director Michael Brown has been relieved of his duties managing the Katrina Relief effort.
I had theorized, although not here yet, that Brown was a short-timer in the Bush Administration. It appears as though the repetitive mistakes and mismanagement, whehter real or imagined or spun from pure fantasy, have caught up to the White House.
While the Brown may be the first of the blame game vicitims, he probably won't be the last. DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff will likely be shown the door sometime soon and not necessarily because of hte Katrina screw-ups themselves. Many of the goals of the DHS, including preparing local and state first responders with interoperable communications gear and planning, among other things, have yet to be accomplished, this nearly four years after 9/11.
Undoubtedly, there have been some glaring mistakes and Brown is the fall guy.
Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin
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