Political Communication blog

Michael Brown is speaking up and telling his side of the story about Hurricane Katrina. He says he feels like a scape-goat for the situation, since the White House and Homeland Security (which took over FEMA in 2003) were both slow to act. Brown says that it was hard to act because they both held him back both in reacting and in preparation before the event. Since Brown is not working for the government anymore, he can now speak publicly about the situation, while other members of the government have been told they can't speak about it. I wonder if that is going to present problems for the White House and Homeland Security. If they respond with 'official statements' or something like that, it seems like it would be easier to believe someone like Brown who's giving more details and an insider viewpoint. Even though Brown has come off as the 'bad guy' in the media, would you be more willing to listen to him since he's giving a detailed first-hand account?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11255379/