Subj : Re: Brownie To : alt.tv.farscape From : Chaya Ruth Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 02:43:02 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John Iwaniszek wrote in news:Xns96DED1DD227CCjoiwhnanri@66.26.32.9: > weirdwolf wrote: > >> TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 wrote in >> news:4339D2EF.491409BB@aol.com: >> >>> Nick wrote: >>>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> That isn't happening. >>>> "Brown Blames 'Dysfunctional' Louisiana" >>>> "WASHINGTON - Former FEMA director Michael Brown aggressively >>>> defended his role in responding to Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday and >>>> put much of the blame for coordination failures on Louisiana Gov. >>>> Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. "My biggest >>>> mistake was not recognizing by Saturday that Louisiana was >>>> dysfunctional," two days before the storm hit, Brown told a special >>>> congressional panel set up by House Republican leaders to >>>> investigate the catastrophe." >>>> >>>> Here is a link: http://tinyurl.com/av4w9 >>> >>> You're right. This article says they only hired him for two weeks. >>> I'm glad to see he's putting some of the blame on Homeland Security >>> as well. >>> >> I se the police chief has fallen on his own sword, well truncheon, as >> well today. >> Ted >> > > First of all, it looks pretty clearly like Brownie is blaming everyone > but himself, and whining about how shabbily he's been treated, to > boot. > > Second, per Teds comment: if you want to understand a nation, look at > its prisons. Ah! A man who quotes Dostoevsky. I am smitten. .