Michael Brown, the doofus in charge of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has been removed from operational control of hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

The headline is in reference to U.S. President George W. Bush's statement of one week ago.

Here's CTV.ca's story on Brown's demotion.

Question: Is this the first time a high-level Bush appointee has been discipline for incompetence? If so, can we safely conclude this is the worst political firestorm for Bush ever -- even more so than Iraq?