FEMA in Chaos After Katrina

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CTV - Leaked FEMA memos expose chaos after Katrina

Several e-mails obtained by Associated Press reveal infighting and bureaucratic chaos at the heart of FEMA. Apparently, they were struggling to find food, water, ice and even body bags in the days following the disaster. They even seemed more worried about the media and blaming local officials than doing their job.

Some memos show that Michael (heck of a job Brownie) Brown was even unaware that the agency was evacuating hurricane victims. The guy was an incompetent oaf appointed by Bush and it goes to show what will happen with the rest of Bush's awesome nominees. Check out some of the excerpts from e-mails...

Five days after the storm, Brown wrote an e-mail asking why there had been "no action" from FEMA to evacuate storm victims using planes provided by airlines.

FEMA deputy operations director Michael Lowder replied less than 30 minutes later to say that that was "flat wrong."

"We have been flying planes all afternoon and evening," he wrote.

Geez. Heck of a friggin job Brownie. Perhaps Lowder should have been the Chief.