I maintain its way too early to get a good feel on public opinion, since we've seen Old Media hide the gubernatiorial and mayoral failures, the photos of drowning busses, and the Red Cross being turned away.
imho, the Dems know it too, since they're now refusing to participate in hearings they originally demanded. Dems are screwed.
I agree with your analysis. They want no part of a bi-partisan congressional investigation. They want another 9/11 commission chock full of the usual Democrap hacks and probably RINO hacks who will focus on FEMA and the federal response only. If the Republicans cave in to this nonsense, they're really headed for trouble in the next election. I hope they're not being suckered by the MSM, but I'm not too optimistic.