Chertoff MUST be FIRED!!

[Roland99]

http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/politics/12637130.htm

How can we put up with inept people at the highest levels of our government? Chertoff is a freakin' LAWYER and former prosecutor!! He helped craft the infamous Torture Memo and he's in charge of our nation's safety?!?!


FIRE THE BASTARD....N O W ! ! !

[texpatriot2004]

1. I agree, should we make some noise about this article...

or WHAT!

[Roland99]

2. YES! A Helluva lot more noise than we did about Brownie!

This is FAR from over, folks!

[texpatriot2004]

5. I wonder what the best place to start would be? n/t

[Roland99]

7. LTTEs, calling Reps/Senators, mass emailing media

[texpatriot2004]

9. Roger that n/t

[librechik]

3. Yeah, this guy must go!

As thousands of hurricane victims went without food, water and shelter in the days after Katrina's early morning Aug. 29 landfall, critics assailed Brown for being responsible for delays that might have cost hundreds of lives.
and I think the DHS should go too--or be split up into separate agencies again. Bushco turned a good idea into a colossal SNAFU as usual!

snip
But Chertoff - not Brown - was in charge of managing the national response to a catastrophic disaster, according to the National Response Plan, the federal government's blueprint for how agencies will handle major natural disasters or terrorist incidents. An order issued by President Bush in 2003 also assigned that responsibility to the homeland security director.

But according to a memo obtained by Knight Ridder, Chertoff didn't shift that power to Brown until late afternoon or evening on Aug. 30, about 36 hours after Katrina hit Louisiana and Mississippi. That same memo suggests that Chertoff may have been confused about his lead role in disaster response and that of his department.

"As you know, the President has established the `White House Task Force on Hurricane Katrina Response.' He will meet with us tomorrow to launch this effort. The Department of Homeland Security, along with other Departments, will be part of the task force and will assist the Administration with its response to Hurricane Katrina," Chertoff said in the memo to the secretaries of defense, health and human services and other key federal agencies.

[Roland99]

4. That last paragraph says it all. * decided to wait until 48 hrs AFTER

the storm hit to try and do something and that something was contradictory to the established National Response Plan.

[TNOE]

6. I Agree 100%

What made them lose Brownie - was it all the calls????

[dogday]

8. Did anyone ever verify his dual citizenship? nt

[Catrina]

10. I was about to ask that question

He definitely is not qualified for that job and Brownie was just a lackey, willing to do (or not do) whatever he had to please the PTBs.

Chertoff is way more sinister, imo. He was pushed forward after Bush's first choice, the thug from NY, Kerik, was exposed for the criminal that he is. I always wondered how it was that this administratin never looked into Kerik's background and then concluded that they most likely did, and liked what they saw.

It's been a disaster, the political cronyiasm, that has led to these appointments, and makes me wonder if this whole method of the president alone getting to do this, needs to be revised.

I did see a request somewhere to start an investigation into all of Bush's HLS and FEMA appointees now ~ it should start immediately.

I do think a campaign against Chertoff should begin ~ with calls and letters and whatever it was that finally forced the resignation of a Bush crony, something I never thought I'd see. People need to keep an eye on what happens with Brown also. I heard he will most likely get another job as a reward for his loyalty, paid for with tax dollars. This should absolutely not happen.

[Roland99]

11. I could not agree more.

[Imagevision]

12. Chertoff will go soon after Bush's speech he's more guilty then Brownie

Rove just playing him for now...!

[Roland99]

13. Kick