Storm rages over Katrina relief chief

[brooklynite]

WASHINGTON - There's an intense damage-control debate at the White House over whether President Bush should name a Katrina relief czar, and the idea's backers are pushing former mayor Rudy Giuliani as a dream candidate.

But some top Bush aides think a brand-name disaster boss like Giuliani, dubbed "America's Mayor" for his leadership after 9/11, or former secretary of state Colin Powell would remind Americans of the administration's sluggish initial response to the hurricane.

"You don't want someone overshadowing the President," said an official in the "ride it out" camp. "That leaves him looking weak."

Sources said the czar option is very much alive but Bush is undecided. "The President hasn't really bought into it yet," a well-placed source told the Daily News.

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Privately, some senior White House aides and GOP congressional leaders agree with Democrats that Bush's disaster point men, Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff and Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown are irreparably discredited.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/special/story/344590p-294201c.html
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Yes, much more important to let the President look strong, rather than actually fix any problems.

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1. In an effort to look strong, Prez names Chevy Chase disaster czar

Chase brings impersonation of Gerald Ford out of mothballs, falls over desk during initial briefing.

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[Tace]

2. Call Up Pee-Wee Herman

I hear he's looking for work.

[Lochloosa]

3. Hey Assholes.....PEOPLE ARE DYING WHILE YOU DEBATE THIS