Bush likely to nominate Paulison to head FEMA

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N02376982.htm

Bush likely to nominate Paulison to head FEMA


WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - With hurricane season two months away, President George W. Bush is likely to nominate the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, David Paulison, as his permanent choice to head the agency, a Republican official said on Sunday.

Paulison, a veteran firefighter, was named acting director of FEMA after Michael Brown resigned last September in the face of bitter complaints about the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina.

The Republican official said it was expected that an announcement would come soon nominating Paulison, 59, to the position, which requires Senate confirmation.

The New York Times reported on Sunday that Bush turned to Paulison after seven candidates for director or another top FEMA job said they had pulled themselves out of the running.

[Greeby]

1. Davey, you're doing a heckuva job

:eyes:

[journalist3072]

2. That's because they can't find anyone else to fill the job

From the New York Times:

"Unconvinced that the administration is serious about fixing the Federal Emergency Management Agency or that there is enough time to get it done before President Bush's second term ends, seven of these candidates for director or another top FEMA job said in interviews that they had pulled themselves out of the running."

[lebkuchen]

9. Cheney already heads an office within FEMA

a domestic terror task force office. The Gulf Coast has been terrorized. What's Dick done about it?

[elehhhhna]

3. Pat Paulsen died years ago. lol

[patdem]

4. you beat me to it..I know it will show my age, that was my first thought

also when I glanced at the headline. Pat Paulson for President!

[saltpoint]

5. Does anybody know if Governor Blanco has gone down to the

levees to see if the walls are strong enough to withstand a C3, 4 or 5 storm?

This new guy has a full plate the minute he shows up for work the first day.

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. Nagin said he goes out every week

to see how the work is coming along.

[saltpoint]

7. Hi, DoYouEverWonder. And thank you for the info on Ray Nagin.

I hope someone is checking that work, because the calendar at my house says storm season is soon.

And hurricanes are very bipartisan.

[Betsy Ross]

8. Paulison must have lost the draw. n/t