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Yep, it looks like Inerrant Boy is about to heave ol' Brownie over the side—resumé problems are always a prelude to, um, spending more time with the family:

WASHINGTON -- The official biography for Michael Brown, the beleaguered head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, contains a discrepancy about his background in emergency management, it was reported.

A 2001 press release on the White House Web site says that Brown worked for the city of Edmond, Okla., from 1975 to 1978 "overseeing emergency services divisions."

Brown's official biography on the FEMA Web site says that his background in state and local government also includes serving as "an assistant city manager with emergency services oversight" and as a city councilman.

But a former mayor of Edmond, Randel Shadid, told The Associated Press on Friday that Brown had been an assistant to the city manager. Shadid said Brown was never assistant city manager.

"I think there's a difference between the two positions," said Shadid. "I would think that is a discrepancy."

A 2001 press release on the White House Web site says that Brown worked for the city of Edmond, Okla., from 1975 to 1978 "overseeing emergency services divisions."

Brown's official biography on the FEMA Web site says that his background in state and local government also includes serving as "an assistant city manager with emergency services oversight" and as a city councilman.

But a former mayor of Edmond, Randel Shadid, told The Associated Press on Friday that Brown had been an assistant to the city manager. Shadid said Brown was never assistant city manager.

"I think there's a difference between the two positions," said Shadid. "I would think that is a discrepancy."
(via WaPo)

And Scott "Sucker MC" McClellan just gave "Brownie" the vote of confidence; always a prelude to dismissal:

McClellan said the White House's earlier statements that Brown retained the president's confidence remain true _ but he declined to state that confidence outright.

So, Brownie's committed the unforgivable sin: He made Bush look bad. Because otherwise, even through Katrina was a clusterfuck of ginormous proportions, Bush would have given Brownie the Medal of Freedom.

So, Brownnie's going to be the fall guy in the classic Bush strategery for evading accountability—Finger the underlings! Worked at Abu Ghraib!