FEMA Chief(Brown) Pd Millions out in False(FLA)Claims,re:04Election

[katty]

continues at:
(FLA msm papers sited throughout piece)

http://jasonleopold.blogspot.com/2005/09/exclusive-fema-chief-brown-paid.html

By Jason Leopold

© 2005 Jason Leopold

Michael Brown, the embattled head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approved payments in excess of $31 million in taxpayer money to thousands of Florida residents who were unaffected by Hurricane Frances and three other hurricanes last year in an effort to help President Bush win a majority of votes in that state during his reelection campaign, according to published reports.

“Some Homeland Security sources said FEMA's efforts to distribute funds quickly after Frances and three other hurricanes that hit the key political battleground state of Florida in a six-week period last fall were undertaken with a keen awareness of the looming presidential elections,” according to a May 19 Washington Post story.


Homeland Security sources told the Post that after the hurricanes that Brown “and his allies him to succeed Tom Ridge as Homeland Security secretary because of their claim that he helped deliver Florida to President Bush by efficiently responding to the Florida hurricanes.”


The South Florida Sun-Sentinel uncovered emails from Florida Gov. Jeb Bush that confirmed those allegations and directly implicated Brown as playing politics at the expense of hurricane victims.


“As the second hurricane in less than a month bore down on Florida last fall, a federal consultant predicted a "huge mess" that could reflect poorly on President Bush and suggested that his re-election staff be brought in to minimize any political liability, records show,” the Sentinel reported in a March 23 story.

[graywarrior]

1. We've all been talking about this since last summer in Florida

So nice to see it coming out.

[leftylady]

2. What a Surprise!

Just think what it will be like with Halliburton doing the work.

[newscott]

3. Thanks for the laugh

Not.

[Vitruvius]

4. The only question is how much of this graft was kicked back to the GOP

to fund Bu$h's re-selection.

Just as Halliburton et al will kick back part of their New Orleans no-bid, no-show 'reconstruction' graft to the GOP/BFEE.

Graft always involves kickbacks to the Rethugs passing it out.

Which is why disasters are so good for the GOP/BFEE -- which is why they create so many disasters.