[Sam Cree]

The funny thing is that Bush thinks it's Bush's fault. He apologized last week for Katrina. He and I have a differing views on some things.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The funny thing is that Bush thinks it's Bush's fault. He apologized last week for Katrina. He and I have a differing views on some things."

Bush didn't exactly say it was "his fault." He said, in effect, that - as the president - he is ultimately responsible for the performance of federal agencies under his authority, and therefore if there were deficiencies in the Katrina response, he is responsible and it is his job to have those deficiencies corrected. That is not the same as saying that all of the problems surrounding Katrina were personally his fault.

[oceanview]

and the media will be looking for him to take the blame for Rita too. let's face it, things are going to "go wrong" with Rita too - a natural disaster of this magnitude, some things always "go wrong" - that's the very nature of a disaster. let's hope the administration has learned from its mistake, and doesn't take the blame for Rita, even when there isn't anything to take the blame for.