U.S.A., Where Anyone Can Be All They Can Be

FEMA head, Michael Brown, is living the American dream. The unlikely candidate pulled up his boot straps and rose from judges and stewards commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association to his exalted position as Federal Emergency Management Agency head honcho. Now if that ain't a success story I don't know what is! Brown's former job, from which he was FIRED, consisted of ensuring that horse show judges followed the rules and investigating allegations of cheating, according to The Mercury News. "I wouldn't have regarded his position in the horse industry as a platform to where he is now," said Tom Connelly, a former association president. Neither would we Tom, neither would we.

Nevertheless, Brown now heads one of the most important agencies in America, responsible for saving people's lives. He gives the rest of us hope that we too can one day become someone very important, despite our qualifications.