President Bush's acceptance of responsibility in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which came September 13, was about as slow as the federal government's actual response to help the victims.

In short, it was too little and way too late. This will permanently tarnish his reputation for the balance of his time in his office and beyond.

Once again, the President has seemed either terribly naive or terribly insensitive - or both - while vacationing at his Crawford ranch. And both times turned ...