Was There a Confirmation Process for Brownie?

[stepnw1f]

I Would like to know.

[Gabi Hayes]

1. 42 minutes....five senators

[stepnw1f]

3. What 5 Senators?

Is there info on this. I'm looking, but hoping others can help me find out about this.

[stevedeshazer]

8. Read the PDF file (long) in Post #7 n/t

[Canuckistanian]

2. Holy Joe Lieberman gave a big thumbs up

Just another example of Lieberman's serious errors in judgement.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

4. In 2002

when he was being appointed as a deputy director, he had a perfunctory hearing, which was pretty par for the course.

Under the current law, a new hearing was not required when he moved into the big chair.

[MADem]

6. Did that have something to do with the downgrading of FEMA

from Cabinet LEVEL to squatting under Homeland Security???

[Geoff R. Casavant]

12. Yes, IIRC

The same homeland security laws that moved FEMA also dispensed with new hearings for appointees if the duties under the new position were substantially related to duties in their present position.

[justiceischeap]

5. There was something brought up in an earlier thread

About him lying under oath about his qualifications. Something to do with his position in Oklahoma.

[stevedeshazer]

7. It's all here, thanks to Joe Fucking Lieberman:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2075287

[sandnsea]

9. Why?

Clinton was responsible for every single person he nominated. I don't recall ANYBODY blaming Congress for confirming the Clinton cabinet whenever they trumped up garbage to investigate them all.

What kind of sick twisted mind insists on blaming Democrats every damned time Bush fucks up?

[stepnw1f]

10. I Agree With That As Well

And I am not suggesting any blame on Dems. Just looking for info to debate a foe with.

[sandnsea]

15. That was your info

"Presidents nominate their cabinets and unless they are criminals, they are appointed." That's the way it works, nothing else to debate. Except with those on the left and right who want to blame Dems for one reason or another.

[Wilber_Stool]

11. The FBI didn't do

much of a backround check either.

[journalist3072]

13. It wa a lovefest. With Joe Lieberman leading the lovefest. eom

[cynatnite]

14. I didn't think there was

Wasn't FEMA rolled into DHS before brownie got the job which downgraded it to meaningless nothing? Didn't Allbaugh have to be confirmed before though?