Further Words From George W. Bush After He Said to FEMA Chief Michael Brown, ‘Brownie, You’re Doing a Heckuva Job.’

Further Words From George W. Bush After He Said to FEMA Chief Michael Brown, ‘Brownie, You’re Doing a Heckuva Job.’

Further Words From George W. Bush After He Said to FEMA Chief Michael Brown, ‘Brownie, You’re Doing a Heckuva Job.’

Perhaps Bush is beginning to regret picking a horse expert to heard FEMA.

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A qualified guy, I wish I had added.
Your résumé’s super, even if padded.
We wanted the best to lead FEMA’s forces,
And who would know more than a man who knows horses?
You saw that the storm was more than some showers,
And sent off a memo in four or five hours.
You found out that life in the Dome was not Super–
And only a day after Anderson Cooper.
A heckuva job! You know how to lead ’em
We hope to award you the Medal of Freedom.

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