Hurricane Katrina

pettyfog · Sep 12, 2005

Bush names a professional to replace him; Paulison Bio.

Hey, I thought ALL the new FEMA section heads were crony hacks... that's what Randi Rhodes said, so it MUST be true, right?

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Speaking of which.. "national coordinator for the Arabian Horse shows"?!!!

You know that sounded funny..I mean if THAT was what he did, that's nothing at all... and a LOT of jobs like that are 'hobbyist' type slots.

Here's a scrape of his FEMA bio:

Prior to joining FEMA, Mr. Brown practiced law in Colorado and Oklahoma, where he served as a bar examiner on ethics and professional responsibility for the Oklahoma Supreme Court and as a hearing examiner for the Colorado Supreme Court. He had been appointed as a special prosecutor in police disciplinary matters. While attending law school he was appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee of the Oklahoma Legislature as the Finance Committee Staff Director, where he oversaw state fiscal issues. His background in state and local government also includes serving as an assistant to the city manager with emergency services oversight responsibilities and as a city councilman.

Mr. Brown was also an adjunct professor of law for the Oklahoma City University.

A native of Oklahoma, Mr. Brown holds a bachelor's degree in Public Administration/Political Science from Central State University, Oklahoma. He received his J.D. from Oklahoma City University?s School of Law.
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That is STILL pretty thin... but judging from the post quotes above, he must have fit the ribbon clerk management mold pretty well.

pettyfog · Sep 12, 2005

Ooopps! Take it BACK, Randi.. SOME of them surely are!
Here's the guy Sen Nelson.. {may his house blow away, though noone hurt, and he forgot to pay his insurance } was referring to..

Daniel A. Craig
Director, Recovery Division
...Prior to joining FEMA, Mr. Craig was executive director of the Eastern Regional Office of the Chamber of Commerce. In this post, Mr. Craig was responsible for chamber-related legislative, political, and media initiatives in New England and the Atlantic coast.

Previously, he was a legislative representative for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Arlington, Va. There he handled issues of federal emergencies, transportation, technology, privacy and energy. He also worked as a grassroots specialist for the organization. Earlier in his career, Mr. Craig worked as a campaign advisor, and political fundraiser and research analyst.

A native of Wallingford, Conn., Mr. Craig holds a bachelor of art?s degree in political science from Purdue University
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Ayup! Hack... that who you need running recovery and funds disbursement.. a lobbyist with a Poli-Sci degree.
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David I. Maurstad
Acting Director, Mitigation Division and Federal Insurance Administrator
....Prior to {FEMA REGional} appointment, Mr. Maurstad was the Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, a position to which he was elected in 1998. In that position, Mr. Maurstad served as federal liaison and tribal liaison and chairman of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission. During his tenure as lieutenant governor, he also worked with the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services on early childhood learning issues and created a program to recognize young people from across Nebraska for their achievements and personal courage.

Mr. Maurstad had previously served as a member of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature. He had also previously served on the Beatrice School Board and was mayor of that city.
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- very thin, political appointee

Edward G. Buikema
Acting Director of Response

Edward G. Buikema was appointed Acting Director of the Response Division for the Department of Homeland Security?s Federal Emergency Management Agency in February 2005. The Response Division ensures federal readiness and manages all-hazards emergency operations through the division?s National Interagency Emergency Operations Center. The Response Division also manages the National Disaster Medical System, Urban Search and Rescue System, Mobile Emergency Response Support Detachments, and Territorial Logistics Centers
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Prior to coming to FEMA, Mr. Buikema was Director of the Emergency Management Division of the Michigan State Police. He was responsible for the administration of the state?s emergency management system and served as the State Coordinating Officer for presidential disaster declarations. He was an officer with the Michigan State Police for more than 26 years, with responsibilities ranging from law enforcement to serving as the governor?s authorized representative for nine presidential-declared disasters.

Mr. Buikema holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., and is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy.
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- iffy, but not necessarily unfit for the job

The rest of the bunch are either not involved in operations or are career.

pettyfog · Sep 12, 2005

UPDATE!

Wrong!!! Buikema is probably the NEXT one whose head will roll!

Joe Scarborough on PmsNbc JUST freakin' went OFF on the people he met on the ground while he was helping with his own relief effort.

Of course, the arrogant a-holes he ran across surely werent told to act like territorial bi!chiz but that is what being recounted time and time again. Those are, I ASSUME, career FEMA folks, NOT appointees.

And Buikema is directly responsible for them and their actions.

FEMA IS a mess and the whole thing will be reorganized dam soon, you can betcha!

JohnnyCash · Sep 13, 2005

Hopefully this time the Senate will do their jobs and do a little background checks to ensure that the new person is qualified...(Brown was appointed unanimously).

pettyfog · Sep 13, 2005

JohnnyCash said:

Hopefully this time the Senate will do their jobs and do a little background checks to ensure that the new person is qualified...(Brown was appointed unanimously).
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Well, much as I would love to point fingers at the Dems who championed that last re-org... it is simply a matter of removing the politics from the day-day.
And putting a real professional in charge who can remember what the purpose of the Org is, in the first place.

Note that the complaints are actually about the FEMA boots on the ground types. Those reflect the attitude of a Federal Bureaucracy and that is what needs changed.

mnlandshark · Sep 13, 2005

JohnnyCash said:

Hopefully this time the Senate will do their jobs and do a little background checks to ensure that the new person is qualified...(Brown was appointed unanimously).
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Nope... we're getting the guy who scared all of D.C. into stocking up on duct tape and plastic sheeting...

Although, according to Bush today, he's not sure that we're actually prepared for another terrorist attack... a whole DHS and billions of dollars later and we're not prepared? Worst. President. Ever.

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