What went wrong

April 1, 2005 September 26, 2005:

CBS News correspondent Gloria Borger reports that Michael Brown, who recently resigned as the head of the FEMA, has been rehired by the agency as a consultant to evaluate it's response following Hurricane Katrina.

I can save them all the trouble right now:

Conclusion: Despite the near heroic efforts of then FEMA Director Mike Brown, local and state ineptitude are the main reasons for the tragedy that befell the residents of New Orleans. That and a total lack of Arabian horses.

Solution: 1) Reappoint Mike Brown to head of FEMA. 2) More Arabian horses for FEMA's utilization. 3) No more natural disasters.

I'm sure Brownie will do a heck of a job.

*UPDATE* Can I say I told you so? Oddly enough, Congress isn't buying it:

"I'm happy you left," said Rep. Christopher Shays (news, bio, voting record), R-Conn. "That kind of look in the lights like a deer tells me you weren't capable of doing that job."

Rep. Gene Taylor (news, bio, voting record), D-Miss., told Brown: "The disconnect was, people thought there was some federal expertise out there. There wasn't. Not from you."