August 30, 2007


IMPEACH BUSH


IMPEACH CHENEY

EDWARDS PROPOSES "BROWNIE'S LAW"

When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans we needed a competent FEMA to handle the emergency. What we got was a political hack named Michael Brown. Despite George W. Bush's proclamation that, "Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job," the reality was far different. Bush has appointed mostly political hacks to vital jobs in the federal government. It's a little like saying your friend the janitor should be trying a murder case. The civil service system was created near the end of the 19th century mostly to avoid awarding jobs to political cronies, but Bush apparently likes the old spoils system. Former Senator John Edwards has proposed a new law requiring competence of officials appointed to key federal jobs. This article by Jeff Franks is at news.yahoo.com:

Former Sen. John Edwards said at a Hurricane Katrina conference he would propose what he called "Brownie's Law" requiring that qualified people, not political hacks, lead key federal agencies.

Edwards, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, drew laughter when he spoke on Monday of the proposal at the "Hope and Recovery Summit" ahead of the two-year anniversary of the storm on Wednesday.

"It's an absolute travesty to have people who are essentially political hacks in a very responsible position," he told the audience at the University of New Orleans.