You'd have thought they'd have learned by now.
Hard on the heels of the news that Bush has tasked a guy with no meaningful health-issues experience (but lots of experience at trying to kill of Amtrak) to handle the US' response to the avian flu threat, we have yet another hacktacular Bush appointment!
More on this after the jump.
Hard on the heels of the news that Bush has tasked a guy with no meaningful health-issues experience (but lots of experience at trying to kill of Amtrak) to handle the US' response to the avian flu threat, we have yet another hacktacular Bush appointment:
Donald Powell, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, was appointed as the Bush administration's coordinator of recovery and rebuilding in the Gulf Coast areas hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Powell will leave the FDIC to take the job. He will serve as the administration's primary point of contact with Congress, state and local governments and businesses for rebuilding the region devastated by successive hurricanes on Aug. 29 and Sept. 24, a statement from the Homeland Security Department said.
Powell will report to President George W. Bush through Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. He will coordinate the federal government's involvement in issues such as economic development and rebuilding infrastructure.
So, what's Powell's qualifications for this sort of job, you may ask?
Here they are, in full:
Powell, who was a contributor to Bush's presidential campaign, has been chairman of the FDIC since August 2001. He has previously worked as chief executive officer of the First National Bank of Amarillo, Texas.
Hacktacular!