When it comes to people thinking he is a scapegoat and that he didnt deserve to leave, think back to the recent Rove debacle. At first Bush said he would fire anyone that divulged a CIA ops name, then said he would fire them only if it was illegal to divulge the name. Its obvious that Bush will stand up for someone when he thinks they warrant it, so maybe Brown didnt warrant it?
I pretty much dont think he was a scapegoat, I think he just was in way over his head. I also dont think that 'he' padded his resume, I think the spin Drs padded it for him. After all, dont they have people that check all the background stuff out?
I truly dont think he had very good management skills and was really lost at his job. But I also think that having FEMA under Homeland Security was a huge mistake.
There may not be anyone in the US with experience to cope with an event of this magnitude, BUT, there are those that are far more capable than Brown could ever even think of having been. Didnt anyone read his resume? What is there that makes them think he was experienced enough to even handle something less?