‘He’s Barely a Lawyer’
CU Law Prof Rips FEMA Director
By Howard Rothman, 9-12-05
University of Colorado law professor Paul Campos leads a blistering attack on beleaguered FEMA director -- and former Rocky Mountain West resident -- Michael Brown (via The News Blog) last week in The New Republic, calling into question both legal credentials and prior experience that led to the obviously ill-chosen federal patronage appointment. Coming on the heels of the new TIME magazine's exposure of Brown’s apparent resume-padding and the Washington Post's look at how the majority of FEMA's "Leaders Lacking Disaster Experience," it all adds up a damning picture. And it makes one wonder where all these reporters were while all the real talent was being sucked out of this vital agency.
Update: The Associated Press reports that Brown has resigned after being “reassigned� last week to non-Katrina duties.
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