http://donklephant.com/2005/09/15/brown-a-convenient-fall-guy/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:33:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/15/brown-a-convenient-fall-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 Kris Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:31:37 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=867#comment-2228 Can you imagine how much focus there would be on cronyism if Kerlik was DHS Secretary right now? Can you imagine how much focus there would be on cronyism if Kerlik was DHS Secretary right now?

]]> http://donklephant.com/2005/09/15/brown-a-convenient-fall-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-2226 DosPeros Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:25:28 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=867#comment-2226 While there is little doubt that Brown was grossly unqualified to run FEMA, this makes sence. The policy of putting FEMA under HLS was immensely stupid because of the "quick-response" nature of FEMA's duties versus the bureacratic clearing-house nature of HLS. In any other context I love to watch the leviathan of the federal government break-down and die, but here it is tragic. While there is little doubt that Brown was grossly unqualified to run FEMA, this makes sence. The policy of putting FEMA under HLS was immensely stupid because of the “quick-response” nature of FEMA’s duties versus the bureacratic clearing-house nature of HLS. In any other context I love to watch the leviathan of the federal government break-down and die, but here it is tragic.

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