Bush objects to new FEMA director qualifications

Velma, a Katrina evacuee, shown here at the Bailey Hotel in Bunkie, Louisiana, says she believes that the absolute minimum qualification for FEMA director should be someone familiar with cat shows. "Horse shows, " she says "do not require much complex thinking, fast decision-making, skillful negotiating, and crisis management. A cat show is something else again."

George W. Bush, having taken a look (or at least having been told about) Congress's proposed overhaul of FEMA, is objecting to--wait for it--the list of qualifications for FEMA's director. The standards set by Congress include five years of management experience, demonstration of emergency management skills, and the authority to make recommendations directly to Congress, a measure also rejected by Bush.

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