Subj : Re: Brownie To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 05:03:08 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Chaya Ruth wrote: > 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. > (It's how he gets all the ladies.) -- Jim .