Fire Brown movement grows

Even top Republicans agree -- Michael Brown must go:

Senior House Republican officials said that, behind the scenes, some lawmakers were pressing the Bush administration to dismiss Michael D. Brown, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

"He's been compromised," said one top Republican lawmaker who works closely with the White House and did not want to be identified when discussing a delicate administration personnel issue.

Update 9/8: Via Andrew Sullivan, here's Bob Novak with more on GOP support for firing Brown:

The Democrats on the ground, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, have done little to commend themselves. But that does not excuse the federal performance, in the candid opinion of many Republicans. To start with, these Republicans talk about taking FEMA back from the Homeland Security Department. They agree that heads must roll, certainly Brown's and possibly Chertoff's. Above all, these Republican politicians say, let's get the lawyers out of disaster relief.