Just remember, the buck doesn't stop at Brown - it stops at Bush

As a follow-on to Rob's post below, FEMA's head deserves to be fired, and it's yet another sign of the arrogance and callousness of the Bush administration that the president prefers to be "loyal" to his incompetent and criminal staff rather than owing a loyalty to the American people and our safety.

BUT, there's a reason Michael Brown, with apparently no substantial experience whatsoever in handling emergencies, was put in charge of an agency that does just that, and in war-time no less. Brown got his job because his boss, President Bush, simply isn't that bright. Add to that Bush's penchant for going political, rather than substantive, and it's no wonder underqualified people like Brown are in charge of some of the most important jobs in this administration.

Bush simply doesn't know any better, or care. The reason we have incompetents like Brown in the administration, the reason thousands of people died last week in New Orleans, the reason we just lost an entire American city, and the reason for so many other lies and deaths piled at the door of this White House is that we have an imbecile as president. And after five years, you can only hide a powerful idiot's mistakes so long before they compound and reach critical mass.

Bush is the leader of this Titanic. Never forget that fact.