sigma7: Sims (dammit)
sigma7 ([personal profile] sigma7) wrote2005-09-27 08:15 am
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Failing upwards

A congressional panel on Tuesday is expected to scrutinize the decision to keep ousted Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown on the federal payroll.

Brown told congressional investigators Monday that he is being paid as a consultant to help FEMA assess what went wrong in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, according to a senior official familiar with the meeting.


...But of course, it isn't a Good Ol' Boys network or anything like that. *headdesk ad infinitum* You know, a decent civilization would at least try to avoid the appearance of impropriety and maintain the illusion of competence.

[identity profile] aardy.livejournal.com 2005-09-28 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
But to get rehired as a consultant tasked with figuring out what went wrong the the project you personally botched so badly that you resigned due to the pressure over it? Sheesh.

[identity profile] cptn-oblivious.livejournal.com 2005-09-28 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Who better to tell you what went wrong with a project than the person that thoroughly botched it. Hindsight is 20/20.(by the way I plan to never use this phrase again) Besides he gets a do-over because Bush took full responsability.

[identity profile] cptn-oblivious.livejournal.com 2005-09-28 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
Well it looks like he's blaming everyone but himself. I take back all the nice things I said about him. Oh wait, what nice things?