Brownie Speaks

The Washington Post reports today that Michael Brown has confirmed that he told the Administration and other Department of Homeland Security officials of the levee breaches when they occurred: Brown said not only did he inform the White House, but he also informed top Homeland Security officials about the situation on the same day. His comments contradicted previous statements by agency officials, who said they did not know the levees had been breached until the following day. Clearly someone is lying and it is not necessarily DHS and the administration. Michael Brown described FEMA under DHS as the agency's red-headed "stepchild". While Brown has said he wants to testify more openly than he could as part of the administration, part or all of his motivation could come from a desire to try to repair his reputation and attract clients to his disaster consulting firm which would be helped by having more media coverage of him. Either Brownie or the administration is lying and it is unclear now which one. Both have reason to lie and both have lied in the past.