...but he's a professional idiot
posted by Rick at 9:18 AM

Oh great.

Brownie takes a long walk off a short pier, and Bush gives us the duct tape guy.

The new FEMA chief is the same David Paulison who infamously recommended Americans try to seal their houses with duct tape and plastic sheeting in the event of a biological or chemical attack. Of course there were only two minor problems with that suggestion: first, it's impossible to make the typical American home airtight by sealing the doors and windows; and second, if you somehow managed to do so, you'd eventually suffocate. Still, gullible Americans ran out and bought up all the duct tape they could get.

At least he has some background in emergency management, if only as a laughingstock.