Demagogue

Bush just said something both honest and true.

"Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government," Bush said at a joint White House news conference with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. "To the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility."

I hate to be cynical, I want to congratulate the president for owning up to his responsibility, but I can't help but wonder if this new tactic of taking responsibility has been either focused grouped or if it was an off-the-cuff moment that won't be repeated.