Breaking News!

This just in, Bush is taking responsibility for something. Shocking, I know. He finally screwed up so badly that he was left with no choice except to accept the blame for it in order to try to salvage his much-damaged image in the aftermath of Katrina (why his image wasn't sufficiently damaged in the aftermath of the entire Iraq war debacle is beyond me).

"Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government," Mr. Bush said. "And to the extent that the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility."

Maybe this is the start of a new trend for Bush -- maybe he's going to start admitting to his mistakes and seeking plausible ways to fix them. I'm not holding my breath on that, but if he were to do such an outlandish thing as own up to his responsibility and admit when things have gone wrong, then at least I could have a miniscule amount of respect for the man -- it would almost make him seem human. This may be the first compliment I've ever bestowed on the president: Way to acknowledge your mistakes, Georgie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/national/nationalspecial/13cnd-storm.html?hp&ex=1126670400&en=06d2b6ca34cb435f&ei=5094&partner=homepage