memeorandum

Political Web, page A1 … for 12:30 AM ET, September 10, 2005
Current Politics Page     Also:   Tech

Top Items:

RELATED ITEMS:
Knight Ridder:
Brown is merely a symbol of the problems at FEMA, experts say  —  WASHINGTON - Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, who on Friday was sent back to Washington, is the poster boy for what's gone wrong with an agency once lauded for its lightning reflexes.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Brown Is Relieved Of His Hurricane Relief Post
Shaun Waterman / Washington Times:
Cops trapped survivors in New Orleans  —  Police from surrounding jurisdictions shut down several access points to one of the only ways out of New Orleans last week, effectively trapping victims of Hurricane Katrina in the flooded and devastated city.  —  An eyewitness account …
RELATED ITEMS:
Washington Post:
Head of Federal Katrina Relief Effort Replaced  —  Death Toll May Not Be as High as Originally Feared  —  Authorities in New Orleans today wrapped up a search for survivors of Hurricane Katrina and launched a concerted operation to recover the bodies of people who perished in the flooding caused …
RELATED ITEM:
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Clueless Memorial Design, Take 2  —  The designers of the Flight 93 memorial at the impact site unveiled their effort yesterday.  In what seems to be a typical case of cluelessness among memorial designers, the site will prominently feature the religious symbol of the attackers themselves (via Michelle Malkin):
RELATED ITEMS:
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Court Rules U.S. Can Indefinitely Detain Citizens  —  Ruling Comes in the Case of 'Enemy Combatant' Jose Padilla  —  A federal appeals court ruled today that the president can indefinitely detain a U.S. citizen captured on U.S. soil in the absence of criminal charges, holding that such authority …
RELATED ITEM:
Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times:
Detention of Enemy Combatant Upheld
Rod Dreher / The Corner on National Review Online:
THE COST OF CRONYISM  —  It would be very wrong, I believe, to let the ignominious Michael Brown be the scapegoat for FEMA's sins.  Check out this front-pager from the WaPo.  Turns out that a raft of FEMA's top leaders have little or no emergency management experience …
RELATED ITEM:
Dwight / DomeBlog:
DeLay to evacuees: 'Is this kind of fun?'  —  U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's visit to Reliant Park this morning offered him a glimpse of what it's like to be living in shelter.  —  While on the tour with top administration officials from Washington, including U.S. Secretary …
USA Today:
A compassionate Bush was absent right after Katrina  —  News analysis by Judy Keen and Richard Benedetto, USA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush has shown that he can be empathetic, sensitive and decisive.  But those qualities eluded him for days after Hurricane Katrina …
RELATED ITEM:
Newsday:
A dubious resume  —  As calls increase for FEMA chief's ouster …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, GUYS  —  Today is September 9, the first anniversary of "Rathergate."  It was at 7:51 on the morning of Sept. 9, 2004, that Scott hit the "save" button on the original version of "The Sixty-First Minute," that discussed the 60 Minutes program on President Bush's National Guard service …
The Liberal Avenger:
FREEDOM WALK DOG TAGS  —  The liberal blogosphere will be well represented at this weekend's Freedom Walk in Washington, DC in the form of the Reverend Mykeru.  —  Mykeru shared the excitement of his walker's gift package with me... The highlight?  A set of cheap stamped metal toy dog tags...
Tung Yin / The Yin Blog:
Law profs opposed to John Roberts: show, don't tell  —  The letter signed by 160 law profs that urges the Senate to reject John Roberts as Chief Justice is here.  I'm interested what people think the letter is really designed to achieve.  It strikes me that the letter is a perfect example …
Discussion: Balkinization
Associated Press:
Iraq hurt Katrina response, general says  —  Pentagon says it can handle both the disaster and Iraq war  —  BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi (AP) — The deployment of thousands of National Guard troops from Mississippi and Louisiana in Iraq when Hurricane Katrina struck hindered …
Dave Astor / Editor and Publisher:
Conservative Pundits Reluctant to Criticize Bush's Katrina Response  —  NEW YORK The Bush administration has received a torrent of bi-partisan criticism for its initial response to Hurricane Katrina.  But most conservative columnists have continued to go fairly easy on George W. Bush during the past week, according to an E&P survey.
Discussion: mediabistro

About This Page:

This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 12:30 AM ET, September 10, 2005.

View another snapshot:

About memeorandum:

The Web is humming with discussions on politics and current affairs.  memeorandum is page A1 for these conversations.  Auto-updated every 5 minutes, it uncovers the most relevant items from thousands of news sites and weblogs.

Site News:

See blog.memeorandum.com for all site news.

Subscribe:

Add memeorandum to:

RSS feed

More Items:

Will / Attytood:
UPDATED: Philly radio host calls hurricane survivors "scumbags"
Discussion: Amygdala
Hindrocket / Power Line:
DISMAL POLL NUMBERS
Discussion: Chrenkoff and Oliver Willis
Associated Press:
Final base-closing report criticizes Pentagon
Jesselee / The Stakeholder:
The Shame  —  From WSJ's Washington Wire (sub req'd):
Discussion: Pandagon
Rod Dreher / The Corner on National Review Online:
BRING BACK THE DADDY PARTY
Mark Leibovich / Washington Post:
Senator Bears Witness And Bares Emotions
Will Wilkinson / Tech Central Station:
Storms of Stupidity on the Op-Ed Pages
Discussion: Hit and Run
Daniel Gross / Slate:
It's So Fine To Be a Refiner
Thomas M. DeFrank / NY Daily News:
Storm rages over Katrina relief chief

Earlier Picks:

Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
N.Va. Man Indicted in Plot Against Bush
Stephen Green / Vodkapundit:
A Rant  —  Each time I complain about official Republican policy …
Telegraph:
'Islamic mafia' accused of persecuting Holy Land Christians
April Castro / Associated Press:
DeLay Organization Indicted in Texas
Tony Snow / Townhall.com:
The Over-Responders  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hurricane Katrina …
Discussion: QandO and Daily Pundit
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Hughes Is Varnishing the Nation's Tarnish
Russ / MemoryBlog:
Infectious Disease Research in and Around New Orleans
Discussion: Defense Tech and Making Light
Thomas / The Galvin Opinion:
FORGOTTEN NATIONAL TRAGEDY: BILL CLINTON AND 1,000 DEATHS IN THE "CHICAGO HEAT WAVE" OF 1995
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Party of Performance
 
© 2005 Memeorandum