I believe you are correct in that assumption!

It was the right thing for him to do. Few of the problems in New Orleans were because of him, but he apparently padded his resume, and that is reason enough for him to be removed. Good for him for (for once) making an honorable choice.

I want Dabe, Myrrander or C.O.L. Gene tossed into the position. They are so sure that they could have done a better job, let them have the position and find out just how poor a job they could do and have their own names tossed around on the news as complete boobs and incompetents.

Seriously, Brown did a poor job, but it was in response to the worst natural disaster of the last half century (give or take). There was more than enough blame to go around, and people like the Three Amigos I mention above are very quick to look for someone to hang and blame. Screw blame, you think you can do the job better, get in line. If any of the Amigos were that good, I'd have to think they'd be running, say, the Red Cross, or some other relief agency. Yet I don't recall any of them doing such (and I'm sure that the C.O.L. would let us know if he had such experience in his background, since he's so quick to toss around his credentials).

I also don't recall seeing pictures of either of them handing out relief packages, or anything else that would really help the situation. Just the opposite -- a bunch of hot air tossed around on a web site where they could tear down a bureaucrat that was trying to do the best he could.

Now how about the other Bush political hacks that were dumped into FEMA with NO EXPERIENCE.

Chertoff comes immediately to mind.

By the way, I'm not fighting Dabe's battles for her...she's perfectly capable of doing that for herself. I'm just trying to point out that sometimes those on the right are guilty of doing the things they accuse the left of.

Point noted on Dabe's potential volunteerism, and sorry that it seems she may have wanted to help but wasn't able to

Thank you.

Until someone walks a mile in another person's shoes, they have no idea of their own ability (or that of the other individual) to do the job.

That's the same stance that Mayor Nagin took in an interview last week.

Thing is, these people are in positions of authority and power. They're supposed to know what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. We, the public, are relying on them to be more knowledgeable about the job that us, the ordinary citizen. That's why they're in the position that they're in...because they're supposed to know something about it.

Before the clean-up really started, I was politely pleading with readers to please give if possible, and I saw *zero* added comments to that post.

So, because you got no responses, you assume the no-one gave?

Here's a good example of why some folks aren't compfortable saying how much they gave or what they did: ModerateMan wrote an article encouraging people to say what they had done to hel the victims of the hurricane. A few people (myself and Dabe included) left comments about what we had done, were doing, and would continue to do. Somebody (Trinitie, to be exact) came along and started making snide comments about how humble we all were for basically bragging about what we had done. Yes, she got shot down pretty quick, but it still made me feel incredibly uncomfortable, like I was tooting my own horn about how generous and compassionate I was.

True charity, IMO, is done behind closed doors and without fanfare or pomp.

So, because you got no responses, you assume the no-one gave?

No, I assume that some people are so blind in their readings and potential voyages through some other individuals blogs that they wouldn't allow themselves to see the good that might be there.

I admit that I don't often read some other individuals blogs, because I know what to expect when wading into them. But I also carefully craft my own articles, and have made a serious effort not to blacklist individuals so that *everyone* can read and participate.

I do ask that those that participate try to be respectful, and try to leave the vulgarities in their comments elsewhere.

When someone does post an article -- generic as it was -- encouraging people to please give what they could, it would have been much more effective to see some comments added.

I'm sure some don't want to add comments because they already know that all Republicans are cold, cruel, heartless evil bastards who don't care a whit about others. And that is the part that makes me the most mad. Just because I might normally disagree with Dabe, or Myrr, or the Clueless one, doesn't mean that they can't take a moment to say that my words were the right thing to say. And the same holds for me if they post such words first.

Some issues are bigger than politics, despite the grand standing and politicizing that have gone on around the responses to Katrina. Unfortunately some people never seem to understand that, and just as soon as they see opportunity, they run with it, using it to attack the man at the top and all of his minions and so-called followers.

That is what I find most despicable.

Now how about the other Bush political hacks that were dumped into FEMA with NO EXPERIENCE. We need to round this out by having Bush resign

AIN'T HAPPENING! Not now, not ever.