Banana Republicanism Still on the March

By Matthew Yglesias
Whatever happened the to FEMA official who organized the Potemkin press conference and tried to trick journalists into thinking they were watching a real one? Well, he's been fired of course. But with a catch: his next job will be as head of public affairs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. UPDATE: Apparently, the DNI may be getting cold feet.

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