When history is written, one of the great themes of this Congress will surely be the complete breakdown of the oversight function.
MMMBeer diaried earlier today about the latest leak of HeckOfaJob's embarassing e-mails.
I am dead seriously enraged that Brownie is still drawing a paycheck from the federal treasury, and think the best thing any of us could do today is to light a fire on the heads of the committee and subcommittee chairs of both parties. The Dems should be feeling their oats and the Thugs should have felt a frisson of apprehension day before yesterday. Call 'em and tell 'em not one more penny for that expensive empty suit.
For your handy reference, here are the details of the committees, sub-committees, and personnel with oversight responsibility for FEMA.
The Senate Committee responsible is Homeland Security and Governmental Arrairs. Susan Collins chairs the committee [(202) 224-2523] and Joe Lieberman is the ranking member [(202) 224-4041]. Committee staff phone numbers are: - Republican Staff [(2020 224-4751]
- Democratic Staff [(202) 224-2627]
The entire committee membership is listed here.
The Senate subcommitte with jurisdiction is Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia; George Voinivich chairs [(202) 224-3353] and Daniel K. Akaka is ranking member [(202) 224-6361]; full subcommittee membership is listed here.
The House Committee with Homeland Security oversight is Committee on Homeland Security. Peter King chairs the committee [(202) 225 - 7896] and Bennie Thompson is the ranking member [(202) 225-5876]. Committee contacts are Ryan Patmintra and Amber Wilkerson at [(202) 226-9600]. The entire committee membership is listed here; Democratic membership with links is here.
The House subcommitte with jurisdiction is Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight; Mike Rogers chairs [(202) 225-4872] and Kendrick Meek is ranking member [(202) 225-4506]; full subcommittee membership is listed at the above link.
It seems that Bush missed that his pal Brownie didn't want to do the hard work, and his notion of the job was limited to appearances and lovely meals in fine restaurants.
Let's make some calls.