It must be of some comport to President Bush knowing that his longtime aide doe Allbaugh is in charge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

• Author: GLASTRIS, PAUL
• Position: Brief Article

It must be of some comport to President Bush knowing that his longtime aide doe Allbaugh is in charge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is directing relief efforts in the wake of the terrorist attacks. But for some months this column has pondered the significance of the fact that Allbaugh got the yeoman's assignment of running FEMA, whereas Rove, another longtime aide, gets to run the White House. Now, Paul Burka of the Texas Monthly speculates that this curious division of labor may explain why the Bush administration has veered so consistently to the right, when as governor Bush was seen as much more moderate and...