My morning cabinet masturbation .......

[Stinky The Clown]

Wesley Clark for FEMA head.

[groovedaddy]

1. Why not Sec. of Defense? n.t

[shadowknows69]

4. Have to be out of active service for a certain term I think is the rule.

[shadowknows69]

2. Sure, until he can legally be moved to Sec of Defense.

2010 isn't it?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. ohhhh, ohhhh!

:D

[stellanoir]

5. don't ask and I won't tell

LOL

Wes is a total ace IMHO

and yeah he's got to wait for 10 years to elapse after serving to become Secretary of Defense.

That may just be a factor in terms of why Obama is considering retaining Gates for a limited period of time.

[fla nocount]

6. I'll second that, but would he want it?

More important, would Rahm want him. Wes comes off as the type that would throw a stick and tell the pit bull to fetch it.

FEMA needs to get out of it's jack-boots and Wes Clark could do it. I spent the summer and fall of 2004 working with and around FEMA following the 3 back to back hurricanes in Cen. Florida, I was Osceola County's first responder for damage to their public buildings, FEMA needs a complete make-over. Oddly, or maybe not, even after the field experience we gave them with food, shelter, mobile homes, traffic control, crime, etc. they turned around and totally botched NOLA.

[notadmblnd]

8. no one will ever be able to convince me that what they allowed to happen in NOLA

wasn't intentional.

[TahitiNut]

9. Depraved indifference would be just as bad.

In my view, that's what's portrayed in the birthday cake and guitar photos.

[notadmblnd]

11. it was beyond that.

Were you among the group that was listening to the police scanners here at DU that week? At one point, there was a fire in a garbage chute in the Superdome and the NG wasn't going to let the fire chief in. The NG tried twice to get the fire officials to leave. The NG told the chief to leave because the water tankers hadn't gotten there and that the NG was "getting ready to pull the plug" on operations there. The fire official refused to leave and the fire was extinguished but the building was still filled with smoke. again, the NG told the chief that he could leave and once again, the official refused to go.

It is my belief, that if that official had packed it up and left that night, there would have been 35,000 dead as a result of that fire. That would have been pre mediated murder. I heard it myself and there's just no one who can convince me that it was incompetence or indifference that occured in NOLA . the government wanted to take advantage.. to the fullest, of a devastating event. I believe they have a name for that. It's called Disaster Capitalism, isn't it?

[Stinky The Clown]

12. Would he want it? I suspect he might .... or not ......

He is number at James Lee Witt Associates.

James, Lee Witt, as you recall, was FEMA director under Clinton .... back when FEMA got the job done and done well.

From their web site:

What We Do

Founded in 2001, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA) is a crisis and emergency management consulting firm based in Washington, DC with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and Sacramento. JLWA has unrivaled experience and hands-on knowledge of public safety, disaster mitigation, continuity of operations, and emergency management issues. JLWA bridges government agencies and non-profits with industry and constituents, advises educational institutions, and assists state and local governments, as well as international bodies to prepare for and recover from disasters and crises.

JLWA is uniquely positioned to bring together policy architects and technical experts in public safety, with leaders from all levels of government and private sector partners to forge solutions to emergency management challenges.

The JLWA staff includes seasoned crisis and emergency management leaders with significant experience in the public sector to provide consultation on key issues of public safety. The team is proficient in the details of emergency management, committed to the responsibility of the profession, and understands how crisis and emergency management work fits into a larger political and social climate.

JLWA is comprised of two main practice areas: Crisis and Consequence Management and Strategic Advisory Services.

Crisis and Consequence Management

JLWA offers a full range of planning, mitigation, and prevention consulting services to better prepare organizations before disaster strikes.

JLWA assists public and private sector organizations in identifying threats that could impact their operations and developing effective continuity management programs. JLWA's pre- and post-disaster services include developing or updating emergency management and business continuity plans, exercise and training programs, communication plans for employees, clients and/or tenants, and oversight of engineering and construction services. JLWA provides on-site assistance in the event of a disaster , expert evaluation, and estimation of damages.

Strategic Advisory Services

JLWA provides strategic advisory services to universities, hospitals, governments, and a variety of Fortune 500 companies including those in the insurance, transportation, entertainment, finance, utilities, and emergency management industries. JLWA has advised formally and informally a number of government leaders, including governors, members of Congress, Administration officials, and state and local elected officials, on emergency management policies and programs.

JLWA's experience provides our clients with the emergency management and public safety knowledge and techniques necessary to prepare and prevent crises before they occur. JLWA builds coalitions that link agencies, first responders, and communities. JLWA opens lines of communication between diverse organizations through developing crisis communication plans, targeted media outreach, strategic marketing, grassroots coalitions and effective partnership development.

http://www.wittassociates.com/1205.xml

[Bicoastal]

7. TMI!

[lame54]

10. I like it...

It will be a shame if Obama doesn't find a position for Clark in his administration