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Sep 6, 2005
After Failures, Government Officials Play Blame Game
To be sure, someone is responsible for the woefully inadequate and tardy response from the federal government toward Katrina relief efforts. It's a week later and they are still playing catch up. What is not sure is whether anyone will take the fall for this gross dereliction of duty.
FEMA director, Mike Brown, whose work with the Arabian Horse Association was apparently the type of crisis management skills that W. was looking for in a FEMA director, should be run out of D.C. on a rail for his miserable performance over this last horrorific week. Michael Chertoff, his boss, should have a seat right next to Brown on their egress from Washington. Has our vaunted Homeland Security director helped you to feel safer since Katrina struck New Orleans? Or do you, like me, wonder what type of response we can expect in the event of terrorist attack against a major metro area?
At a minimum, Brown and Chertoff should be replaced post haste. I'm sure there are some people within the Louisiana EMA and HSA that could also use a good sacking over this.
More likely, however, W. will see the fine jobs that these people did in planning for and handling this crisis and promote them. Holler if you hear me, Condy Rice!
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