FEMA Director Michael Brown was the failed head (he was forced out) of the International Arabian Horse Association. Sure sounds like good preparation for heading a disaster and recovery agency! I guess being a part of the Middleburg horsey set will get you almost any important job in the Bush Administration. Here is a story from Yahoo! News.

WASHINGTON - From failed Republican congressional candidate to ousted "czar" of an Arabian horse association, there was little in Michael D. Brown's background to prepare him for the fury of Hurricane Katrina. Read entire story

Note to those Swing Voters who ended up voting for Bush over Kerry last November: Here's what you got. Happy?