The latest headline on the nytimes site is "Bush Takes Responsibility for Failures in Storm Response."
Take out the last three words, and I'd swear we were living in a parallel universe. Granted, that statement was through that rosy editorial prism of the standard bearer of centrist coverage (yeah, I said it. Maybe I'm just mad I have to pay for the Op-Ed page now).

In all seriousness, I guess its a good thing something finally shook the oblivious-to-criticism spin machine. Too bad that something had to be a) hundreds of people dying b) on our own soil. Too bad it won't bring back those people, or their homes.
On the upside, maybe he'll get these guys (Link to stop trying to defend the administration and calling out Democrats for the alleged "blame game." (Salon.com, registration or day pass required) Also note that Scott McClellan couldn't give a yes or no answer with a rifle pointed at his groin.

Oh, and in other news, hearings? are usually? about HEARING what the NOMINEE has to say. Not eighteen senators bloviating all over his airtime.