Subj : Re: Brownie
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : John I
Date : Tue Sep 27 2005 18:14:16

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 wrote:

> 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.
>  
>  


Word on the street is that Brownie is the one who started the rumor that Bush 
has fallen off the wagon.

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