Posted
9/26/2005 05:28:00 PM
by Douglas
If nothing else, I can hope that there is a new word that is added to the national lexicon as a result to the recent hurricane disasters: The
Mike Brown.But then came Michael Brown. When President Bush's former point man on disasters was discovered to have more expertise about the rules of Arabian horse competition than about the management of a catastrophe, it was a reminder that the competence of government officials who are not household names can have a life or death impact. The Brown debacle has raised pointed questions about whether political connections, not qualifications, have helped an unusually high number of Bush appointees land vitally important jobs in the Federal Government.
Michael Brown (n). Someone appointed
way past their skill set in a government position where lives are at stake. See also: incompetent.