Bush, in N.O. yesterday, asks "'Are we prepared for major catastrophes?"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

The bungled response to the hurricane has helped drag down Bush's job-approval rating, which now stands at 42 percent -- the lowest of his presidency -- in the Post-ABC poll and down three points since the hurricane hit two weeks ago. Fifty-seven percent disapprove of Bush's performance, a double-digit increase since January.

Even some members of Bush's own party appear to have lost faith in their leader: The president's overall approval rating among Republicans has declined from 91 percent in January to 78 percent in the latest poll.

Overall, half the country now characterizes Bush as a "strong leader" -- down 12 points since May of last year. And the proportion who say he can be "trusted in a crisis" likewise has fallen from 60 percent to 49 percent now.

"It's really important that as we take a step back and learn lessons, that we are in a position to adequately answer the question: 'Are we prepared for major catastrophes?' " Bush said in New Orleans yesterday.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9317203/

[Skittles]

1. 9/11, the "war on terrorism", Katrina

three strikes for bush says not only no but HELL F***ING NO

[texpatriot2004]

3. You're right about that. Three strikes and your out. n/t

[tuvor]

2. He's always the last to know, isn't he?

What a moron.

[Supersedeas]

4. the President would rather look for political diversions than for the

real-dirty answer to this question.

Long live the Red King.

[Inland]

5. How DARE he pretend that question hasn't been answered!

With the loss of a great american city, hundreds dead and billions of damage, to pretend like THERE'S STILL SOME DOUBT ABOUT OUR LACK OF PREPAREDNESS.....

Bush is getting read for ANOTHER four years of fucking around, making political hay while America is in danger from every big storm, big terror attempt, contagion, you name it.

[livetohike]

6. He's a very slow learner - four years after 9/11

he hasn't learned a thing.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

7. He rolled the dice...

...on 9/11 being a "once in a lifetime" (or, at minimum, a "once in a presidency") disaster.

When he said "no one expected" Katrina, I believed him. Denial is the most powerful drug of all, and he IS...as we all know...an addict.