An open letter to Michael 'Heckuva Job' Brown

>>> this week, many made comparisons to the federal response to superstorm sandy to that of the bush administration following hurricane katrina . none was more stunning than that of former fema chief, michael brown . so stunning i thought it deserved an open letter . dear michael, it is me, melissa. you won't mind if i call you bro brownie. i feel you have a few choice words for president obama about his response to hurricane sandy. you actually said, one thing he is gonna be asked is, why did he jump on the hurricane so quickly and go back to d.c. so quick? actually, no. no one is going to ask the president of the united states why he responded so quickly to an unprecedented weather event threatening millions. why? because while it is bad manners to show up early for a dinner party , it is a great idea to show up early to disaster response . i am a little taken aback that you don't already know this after you and your boss, wfrmt"w" fumbled the response to hurricane katrina . the report reads fema's efforts to support state emergency management and to repair the federal response and recovery were insufficient for an event of hurricane katrina 's magnitude. your agency was described as overwhelmed the first week after landfall. maybe they overwhelmed because you, the director, were given full authority to respond to katrina on august 27th but didn't request homeland security workers for four hours after katrina hit on the 29th. maybe it was your decision to only send 100 buses to louisiana after the national guard requested 700 for evacuations or maybe it is because in the midst of a crisis, you were busy sending cute e-mails to your staff about your clothing choices and joking, i'm trapped now, please rescue me as new orleans was actually trapped without food or water. so remember when two days after katrina hit and a fema employee told you the situation is past critical and listed problems, including many people near death and food and water running out at the superdome, your entire response was, thanks for the update, anything specific i need to do or tweet. it is not all your fault. you never should have been in that role. after all, you had no experience or qualification, having been a lawyer for the international arabian horse association , which is perhaps why president obama , unlike your boss, chose an experienced disaster manager to head fema. craig fugate was the director of the florida division of emergency staff. his experience, in 2004 , fugate managed the largest federal disaster response in florida history as hurricane's charlie, francis, ivan and gene all pummeled the state in quick succession and he was even a volunteer firefighter and paramedic. you see, brownie, president obama didn't begin preparing for sandy on sunday. he started in 2009 when he appointed a qualified responsive leader to manage fema. jarvis writing for my home site asked this pointed question. if a reporter comes calling with a question for comment, why would you even answer the phone? i thank you for your intervention into public discourse. it is a reminder of the stark and important questions we are facing in this election. pick another bush who will put someone like you for national vulnerability or reelect president obama . one of your famous katrina e-mails you asked, can i quit now? the answer is yes, yes, please, quit now. sincerely, melissa. my doctor told