Republicans Gone Wild
Remember that scene in Galaxy Quest where the crew of Protector, while looking for something to power the damaged ship, come across an apparently abandoned mine; only it’s not abandoned as they soon discover. There are these cute innocent-looking little blue-green aliens that look just E.T. precious. Then a poor little injured cute alien arrives and it looks like the others are going to help him get a drink of water.
Suddenly they visciously turn on him in a most cannibalistic manner…
That’s what the reports of Michael Brown’s testimony regarding FEMA’s failures with FEMA reminded me of.
“I’m happy you left,” said Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn. “Because that kind of, you know, look in the lights like a deer tells me that you weren’t capable to do the job.”
Unfortunately, most Democrats chose to boycott the hearing because they wanted an independent investigation and not one led by Republicans, which admittedly does seem like a conflict of interest. However, by not being present and not participating in large numbers, they leave the impression of a lack of spine, something the non-Republican populace has been reluctantly and begrudgedly realizing of late. Worse, the Republicans turning on their own come off as the heroes in the story, though after the fact. By standing up for the Katrina-affected and pointing out the failures of the former FEMA Director, those Republicans, breaking with the party brainwashing, they’re doing what the liberals believe the Democrats should be doing.
Maybe the Republicans will pull out of this, even if the Administration doesn’t…
By the way, here’s one thing that Michael Brown said that made me laugh.
“My biggest mistake was not recognizing by Saturday that Louisiana was dysfunctional,” Brown told a special panel set up by House Republican leaders to investigate the catastrophe. which killed more than 1,000 people across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
It should have been a given that Louisiana is dysfunctional. The natives have known it for decades. It’s part of the charm.
tags: FEMA, Republicans, Michael Brown, Hurricane Katrina
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on September 27, 2005 at 8:27 pm
Big Dog said:
You seem to think that FEMA was responsible and that Brown was the reason. The whole part about being dysfunctional was that they did not do what they were supposed to. They screwed the pooch and Brown was blamed. He said it right, FEMA is not law enforcement, does not evacuate and does not set up communications.
The guys gave him a working over but I think he held his own like when he asked if they wanted him to fly in and rescue the people himself. Now the irony is that William Jefferson, democrat Louisiana, had anything to say. People were dying while he was illegally using the military to take him home. He probably needed to get his corruption evidence out of the house beofre the feds got there.
I will be happy one day when you can actually look at this and lay blame at the bottom where it belongs and relaize that mistakes were made at the top but that all the items they are being blamed for they are not responsible for. The idiot politicians in LA are.
I lived in LA for 4.5 years. I like it there but the dysfunction was anything but charming.
on September 27, 2005 at 9:13 pm
n. mallory said:
I guess it must take 20+ years to realize the charm of it.
Anyway, I blame everyone top to bottom and back up to the top for what happened after Katrina. It was a big mess from the beginning, but you can’t blame just Louisiana for the screw up and it would be lovely if you would realize that.
But I have to agree that William Jefferson should be in jail and not at the hearing for his misuse of the National Guard when there were actual people who needed help.