Goodbye Brownie!

[John Bonanno]

The Medal of Freedom is on the way.

"This was Mike Brown's decision and we respect his decision."...........
"The president appreciates Mike Brown's service. Mike has done a lot of
great work on a number of hurricanes."-Scott McClellan

"For anyone to claim that FEMA fell on its face, or that FEMA did not do its
job with Hurricane Katrina, I think is just, just incorrect." -Mike Brown

"Considering the dire circumstances that we have in New Orleans, virtually a
city that has been destroyed, things are going relatively well." -- Mike
Brown, Sept. 1, 2005

"We just learned of the convention center -- we being the federal
government -- today." -- FEMA Director Mike Brown, on "Nightline," Sept. 1.

"Don't you guys watch television? Don't you guys listen to the radio? Our
reporters have been reporting on it for more than just today." -- Ted
Koppel's response.

"Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job." -- President Bush, Sept. 2, not
speaking ironically as far as anyone can tell.