So...JoeMentum politely signed off on Brownie after 42 minutes in 2002...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

After 42 Friendly Minutes, Senators Confirmed Brown

Lieberman Led 2002 Hearing

By DAVID LIGHTMAN
Washington Bureau Chief

September 10 2005

http://www.courant.com/hc-brownhearing0910.artsep10,0,7519603,print.story

WASHINGTON -- Michael D. Brown, relieved of his hurricane relief duties Friday, didn't get much scrutiny from the Senate at a 2002 confirmation hearing.

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency appeared before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, then chaired by Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn., when he was nominated as the agency's deputy director. The polite 42-minute hearing attracted only four senators, and before it was over, Lieberman offered his support.

Since Katrina struck last month, Brown has been under fire - and the target of angry Democrats who want him to resign - because of his performance in getting aid to storm victims.

His resume has also been questioned. Time Magazine reported Thursday that Brown's FEMA biography says his previous emergency management experience was "serving as an assistant city manager with emergency services oversight."

[montana500]

1. thx , Jomentum...

:(

[rodeodance]

2. seems everyone accepted the resume as truth.

[KG]

3. just like when Joe politely handed the keys to war to a insane simian

way to go, joe.

[Vickers]

4. "The polite 42-minute hearing attracted only four senators"

Who are the other three? :shrug:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

5. I just posted the full transcript of the hearings in a separate thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2080566

[AlGore-08.com]

6. And the Senate voted to confirm Chertof 98-0.

eom

[killbotfactory]

7. I'll accept his resignation

:evilfrown:

[Behind the Aegis]

8. It seems...

...that Joe isn't the only Democrat on the committee, most didn't bother to show. The one that did, DANIEL K. AKAKA, shares some of the responsiblity as well.