WASHINGTON - It was billed as a conversation with U.S. troops, but the questions President Bush asked on a teleconference call Thursday were choreographed to match his goals for the war in Iraq and Saturday's vote on a new Iraqi constitution ( Read more... )

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WASHINGTON - Mike Brown, the subject of blistering criticism after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast and overwhelmed the government's response, quit Monday as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The White House moved quickly to replace him, installing a top agency official with three decades of firefighting experience ( Read more... )

I was wondering when this was going to finnally happen. He should have been relieved long before now. And Bush's "Brownie your doing a heck of job." comment during the briefing in Gulfport last week is more than likely going to come back to haunt him in the coming weeks ( Read more... )

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This is one of those news stories that really surprised me when I read it the other day. It's amazing how a small act of kindness by soldiers 60 years ago left an impression on this old man because he felt that he owed a debt to the US for saving his life ( Read more... )

I just found this article and it appears to me that Brown didn't drop the ball, it appears he either didn't give a shit or he just didn't have clue. Which is probably true. How in the hell did this man get to be FEMA chief? Before he got this job he was the president of the Arabian Horse Assn. And got recommended for the job by the previous FEMA ( Read more... )

It appears that the National Guard is following orders in regards to the "Shoot to kill or Shoot on sight" order.There have been reports in news articles that two people have been shot and killed near the Superdome ( Read more... )

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West surprised viewers of an NBC benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims on Friday by accusing President George W. Bush of racism ( Read more... )

The more I think about the situation in New Orleans and on the Gulf Coast the more angered I become. In one article that I read this morning, it stated that evacuation operations were temporarily suspended so that "700 well dressed guests and staff could go to the head of the line to board buses to leave the city ( Read more... )