FEMA folks on vacation in Greece for a wedding???

[housewolf]

From Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo

Small world. The Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/05/national/nationalspecial/05bush.html

and the Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/04/AR2005090401337.html

note that one possible reason for the White House's slow response to Katrina was that so many key appointees were on vacation. A number, for instance, were in Greece for the wedding of White House communications advisor Nicolle Devenish.

It so happens Devenish is marrying Mark Wallace, who, it turns out, took over from the esteemed Michael Brown as General Counsel of FEMA when Brown ascended from General Counsel to Deputy Director.

Wallace was General Counsel at FEMA as the agency was being transitioned into the Department of Homeland Security in 2002 and 2003. After that he took a different job at DHS before becoming Deputy Campaign Manager of the Bush-Cheney 2004.

According to The Hotline (10/16/03), Wallace got his start in politics as Jeb Bush's driver in 1994.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_09_04.php#006419

[MelissaB]

1. I'm still reading, but

kick!

[MadeinOhio]

2. Oh how fun!!!

So Bush was eating birthday cake, Michael Brown was golfing, and FEMA's board members of disaster control were over having a wedding in greece! :eyes: :eyes:

And nobody did a damn thing, just like they tried to ignore Cindy Sheehan!!! :grr:

[Mabus]

3. WTF! NO ONE IN CHARGE!

In interviews, these Republicans said that the normally nimble White House political operation had fallen short in part because the president and his aides were scattered outside Washington on vacation, leaving no one obviously in charge at a time of great disruption. Mr. Rove and Mr. Bush were in Texas, while Vice President Dick Cheney was at his Wyoming ranch.

[ClintonTyree]

7. Right....the Federal Government was on auto-pilot

for the month of August. Of course, bush was in TOTAL control from wherever he was eating cake or playing golf....TOTAL control! :eyes:

[Mabus]

9. I get it, auto-pilot, when we know

* was aWol from the TANG. History repeats itself. He was aWol then and he was aWol this past week (er, five years).

[MadeinOhio]

12. Easy way to send this to all the media..

Special Report with Brit Hume: [e-mail]

FOX Report with Shepard Smith: [e-mail]

The O'Reilly Factor: [e-mail]

Hannity & Colmes: [e-mail], [e-mail]

On the Record with Greta: [e-mail]

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[susu369]

4. Deserves

a
:kick:

[FightingIrish]

5. What's wrong with Greece?

You know how bad the weather can be in the U.S. this time of year.

[maddezmom]

6. ah yes, small world of incompetents

nominated and kick

[Tom Joad]

8. Wallace was a driver? Yes, but he never killed any horses.

[bettyellen]

10. Faux News just asked if FEMA is fully staffed today... they answer was no

and they are pissed. Pigs are flying this week.

[MadeinOhio]

11. Send this to all the media too so they get it....

Can't miss this news.
http://www.fair.org

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

13. so, they take off during hurrican season.

Why am I not surpised.

[MADem]

14. I find it astounding that someone can go from being a chauffeur to

being a highly paid government General Counsel in under a decade.

ONLY in America...if you work for the GOP mafia, that is...