Subj : Re: Brownie
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : TNW7Z7Z7Z12345
Date : Tue Sep 27 2005 14:05:09

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Trouble wrote:
> 
> Nick wrote:
> 
> > Trouble wrote:
> >> John Iwaniszek wrote:
> 
> >>> Guess what unqualified political hack and failure as a director of a
> >>> federal emergency management agency is back working with the feds as
> >>> a consultant studying how the feds fucked up?  Does Bush TRY to fuck
> >>> up?
> 
> >> While politically embarassing, he was involved at a very high level,
> >> and its probably worthwhile for the people investigating to have
> >> access to him.
> 
> > I agree that you want access to him but I don't see why you have to
> > hire him to get it.
> 
> Same reason you pay people for jury duty, you need them more than they
> need you. I mean, he could be off writing his memoirs, looking for a job,
> or writing a treatment for a movie of the week script...
> 
> >> If he is supposed to be part of the investigating team as the article
> >> seems to imply, Brown has zero independence and it would/could/should
> >> be seen as a conflict of interest.
> 
> > Absolutely.


His information should come out as part of an independent investigation
(i.e., he should be forced to testify). 

This situation looks to me like a deliberate conflict of interest.  If
they hang Brownie out to dry, he might get mad and start blaming higher
ups.  If they pay him to help "investigate," he'll politely take some of
the blame while lambasting local authorities. And he'll keep his mouth
shut about his bosses.
 
 
- TNW

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