my sense

From what i've gathered from several news sources is that Michael Brown aka "Brownie" has taken a big chug of the Rovian Kool Aid, i.e blame the locals.

He regrets not sitting down with the Governor of LA and mayor of NO and stressing the need to work together. He also claims it was fatigue that prevented him from the knowledge that people were stranded in the NO Superdome, which he said shouldn't have been used as a shelter. Brown also stressed to whoever was listening that they should not expect a rapid response from FEMA, stating we should not expect more than the government can deliver.

I want to expound on that last point. What really are we to expect from our government in times of crisis? Wrangling? Indecision? Partisanship?

Or perhaps, quick and decisive action is needed. Another question: why does Michael Brown, a man who clearly has a distaste for bold action, have a position at FEMA?

To their credit, the congressional committee certainly did not sit back and listen to the talking points:

"I'm happy you left" said Christopher Shays

"I don't know how you sleep at night. You lost the battle," said Kay Granger of Texas.

All Brown could do was offer up a sad reminder of the incompetence of this administration.